Jim Bishop | A dazzling experience in the Land of the Midnight Sun
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“North to Alaska, Goin’ north, the rush is on . . .” – The late Johnny Horton (1960) “Welcome to Alaska, the last foreign country still friendly to Americans.”
Search Results for water
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Shepherd Bliss | 3-year-olds and cell phones
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“The 3-year-old just walked right past me,” the Santa Rosa, Calif., pediatrician reported, “talking into a cell phone.” That stark image of toddler attached to machine has troubled me. “I was amused at first,” the physician continued. “Then I felt sad. She was learning how to relate to people through a machine. It was so…
Page Shields | Can coal be clean?
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With all of the controversy surrounding the construction of a coal plant in Wise County, VA it bears repeating that coal is not clean energy. The phrase “clean coal technology” fosters hope that scientists will find a way to take harmful elements, especially carbon, out of coal. Unfortunately this is a lost hope as the…
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid | Addressing crisis by investing in women
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None of the crises we face today – whether it is the food crisis, the water crisis, the financial crisis or the crisis of climate change – can be managed unless greater attention is paid to population issues. World Population Day is the right time to put the issue of population back on the radar…
Waynesboro gets CDBG funds for Arch/Market improvements
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Waynesboro is on tap to receive a $684,000 Community Development Block Grant to go toward a rehabilitation project in the floodprone Arch Avenue/Market Street neighborhood. The grant was announced today by Gov. Tim Kaine in conjunction with more than $14 million in Community Development Block Grants awarded statewide.
Health director urges continued vigilance against swine flu
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Central Shenandoah Health District Director Dr. Doug Larsen said today that local residents need to continue to protect themselves against the H1N1 flu virus, with new cases being confirmed each week in the state. The Virginia Department of Health is closely monitoring the outbreak to keep Virginians informed of this rapidly evolving public health issue.
Out of Biz: What felled NewBiz Virginia?
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Story by Chris Graham (Clarification | Factory Antique Mall alive and well) It was the 1990s. The dotcom boom had everybody convinced that this new thing they were calling the New Economy was going to make everybody on the right side of the curve filthy rich. The trick was figuring out how one could participate…
Can-do: Canning, freezing all the rage again
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No one’s buying cars or new homes, but families everywhere are investing in jars, lids and giant pots to preserve the fruits of Virginia’s harvest and save a few dollars in the process.
Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report
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Our region of Virginia that once gave birth to the Declaration of Independence now stands poised to lead a new revolution that grants our nation energy independence. Whether one is for or against the new energy bill, most Americans are sick of going to the gas station to pour our hard-earned dollars to petro-dictators overseas…
News from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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– Remarks by the president after meeting with energy CEOs – H1N1 preparedness summit set – Statement from the President on the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
