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Life Through the Lens: Shoveling coal on the Titanic

“Turn the other cheek? That ain't really working, is it?” *** Ready for some facts? No, not a “fax.” I said “facts.” The Titanic was powered by coal – 6,000 tons of coal, that is. That is 12 million pounds of coal! The Titanic’s 29 boilers burned 600 tons of coal a day to ...

Support the Red Cross any way you can this month

September is National Preparedness Month. Local residents who have experienced an unusually wet and stormy summer are already experiencing a taste of what some regions must be prepared for constantly. And with those storms and floods came the reminder: Disasters can strike anyone, at any ...

Debt to Constituents: Politicians must turn focus to costs

While politicians continue to behave as though they think our priorities are socio-cultural issues and remaining as divided as possible, ordinary people are trying to survive in a world where the challenges are something more along the lines of “Do I have enough money to fill up the gas tank ...

Reporter's Notebook: Under review

Once upon a time, the Legislative Auditor’s Office used to release many reports under the leadership of former Legislative Auditor/Legislative Manager Aaron Allred. The office enjoyed decades of independence during Allred’s tenure under both Democratic and Republican majority leadership. ...

The Way I See It: When bridges go BOOM, it is a major event

Once a bridge over a waterway outlives its usefulness, there are just a few ways to get rid of it. You can take it apart piece by piece; you can leave it in place, like a variety of railroad spans in the area; or you can use a bunch of explosives to blow it to smithereens. I have seen three ...