The Old Man of Venice
In Venice, a Young Boatman Steers a Course of His Own The old man, tall as a mast, lean and wiry, sat in the bow of the boat, his long beard flowing down over…
Colombian military urges government to take action against leftwing paramilitary groups
Colombia to restart peace talks with insurgents ELN: Negotiations to start in Colombian capital The leaders of two Marxist rebel groups, one of whom is now under house arrest By John Denton 18 December…
CalEnergy’s proposed desalination plant could treat up to 5 million gallons of water per day
California Coastal Commission OKs desalination plant in Orange County Monday, November 10, 2012 The U.S. Environmental Protection agency, in a 5-4 vote, approved CalEnergy’s proposal for a state-of-the-art desalination plant that could treat up…
Amy Klobuchar: Is Elon Musk really in control?
Amy Klobuchar says she doesn’t trust Elon Musk at helm of Twitter She says she’s not certain he’s “really in control” of Twitter (Melissa Lyttle) On Monday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota,…
The People Are the End of the State
Supreme Court hears lively debate on protecting wetlands, led in part by Justice Jackson) The Federalist No. 18 (William B. Fallow, June 6, 1798) “The Government may… take Warrants out of the Papers of…
Santa Ana Winds Could Reach 20 to 25 Miles Per Hour
No emergency outages after Santa Ana winds prompted Southern California fire danger warnings The winds could change to an expected storm that could last into the evening The biggest danger could be to small…
Toronto is bringing back employees who are not sick, but are not physically present in the building
Toronto sets January date for city workers to return to the office, amid rising COVID-19 cases, Omicron uncertainty Toronto is set in motion to start running some city employees from home. Starting January 17,…
The winning number was a five-number combination
Next Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.2 billion after no ticket matches all winning numbers The draw was made on Monday and the lucky seven numbers matched for the first time. The third-largest jackpot in…
Brazil’s presidential election is set to begin on Sunday
Guns, God and fake news dominate Brazil’s presidential race Fernando Haddad, the far-left, pro-labor candidate, and Workers’ Party candidate Jair Bolsonaro, have dominated Brazil’s presidential election campaign for the past year and a half,…
I received your letter offering your endorsement of President Obama’s proposed health care reform.
Editorial: Michigan voters can show the country how to protect abortion rights I received your letter offering your endorsement of President Obama’s health care reform proposal. I have been waiting for the president’s proposal…