Out-of-control spending and plunging government revenues may have unintended consequences — as far as tax-and-spend, and spend-some-more politicians are concerned — of reminding people that we are ultimately responsible for our own safety. The pot of gold is empty and inevitable cutbacks in important public services, including law enforcement, are on the horizon. It is [...]
#1. Global Warming Nobody doubts anymore that climate change is at least in part man-made. And even if the effects of global warming remain at the most benign end of the predicted range, it will be a disaster of unprecedented proportions. For years, that disaster has been unfolding so slowly that it’s been invisible. But [...]
Mark Lilly of Farm to Family brings fresh produce to people all over central Virginia, and in the process aims to transform the American food landscape. When the recent “snowpocalypse” blizzard swept through central Virginia, Mark Lilly was ready to grab the opportunity. While others were huddled inside with movies and mugs of cocoa, Lilly [...]
Starting August 15, NASA will begin a six-week study to better understand how hurricanes form and intensify, information that should allow for better hurricane prediction. Weather experts are pretty good at tracking a storm and determining where it will go. But predicting whether it will whip itself into a tempest, or peter out into a [...]
Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax a car 6. Conquer an off-road obstacle 7. Use a stick welder 8. Hitch up a trailer 9. Jump start a car
Fox Walking and Wide Angle Vision: Part 1 of 2
As oil continues to flood into the Gulf of Mexico, we are reminded of just how environmentally destructive humans can be. But this isn’t the first time a drilling rig has caused a major catastrophe, and oil spills and carbon emissions aren’t the only way in which people ruin the environment. Here are 11 unusual, [...]
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