National Preparedness Month (FEMA) Four days before the month ended, I learned that September is National Preparedness Month. Did you know that? What are your plans? Really, any month or day is a good time to prepare for emergencies – floods, earthquakes, blizzards, tornadoes, and nasty human behavior. As we’ve seen, these things can strike suddenly … Read more
The Federal Communication Commission quietly decided Friday to delay a buildout that would bring internet to rural communities. That decision has been slammed by Commissioner Brendan Carr as “the worst abuse of agency process I have seen in my twelve years of working at the FCC.” Dish Chairperson and longtime democrat donor Charlie Ergen was … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — After 17 years wielding power and influence on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Aaron Peskin is facing a rather existential moment: Has this famously liberal city moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive like him for mayor? Peskin, a slight man of 60 with a full beard and glasses, has … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Health officials warned Wednesday that the Los Angeles area is seeing more dengue fever cases in people who have not traveled outside the U.S. mainland, a year after the first such case was reported in California. Public health officials said at least three people apparently became ill with dengue this month after … Read more
As a younger generation of sports fans increasingly turned to YouTube and other online sources for game highlights, ESPN’s “SportsCenter” appeared to be on borrowed time in 2015. It’s why the Walt Disney Co. unit turned to Scott Van Pelt to put a new spin on the late-night edition of its flagship program. The veteran … Read more
It seems hard to believe that it’s less than a week since Hezbollah’s communication devices started exploding all across Lebanon. The days since have represented a series of catastrophic setbacks for the formidable, Iranian-backed Shia militia. With its networks disrupted, its fighting men mutilated, its leadership assassinated and its military infrastructure under constant bombardment, Hezbollah … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Paul Meeks, Harvest Portfolio Management CIO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss how the future of AI will impact the markets, a potential Qualcomm takeover of Intel, and more. Source link
I have a theory that most gardeners and every person who has hiked somewhere in the eastern North American forest will at some point developed an infatuation with pawpaw trees. Mine occurred somewhere in the early 1980s and it hit me hard. Went all in and never drifted. And over the decades, I’ve learned enough … Read more
Many people are not satisfied with the look and feel of their backyards. Often our property takes a lot of work to maintain, yet we don’t get a whole lot of satisfaction from it. So it is not a surprise that many people scour the internet and books to get backyard landscape ideas. Have you … Read more
The chancellor’s speech at the Labour Party conference was an important and clear change in tone from the government on the economy. Just three weeks ago the PM warned of a “painful Budget” prompting a frenzy of speculation over where spending cuts and tax rises would fall. Now she is focusing on the “long-term prize” … Read more