The following is a contributed article by Matt Lacey, director of transmission business strategy and development for Great River Energy. There is broad agreement that a large-scale transmission investment in the Midwest is critical to meet increased demand for electricity and ensure reliability and resiliency as baseload power plants retire, […]
WASHINGTON — A fist bump and meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Tariffs and export controls on China. Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. American troops out of Afghanistan. More than a year and a half into the tenure of President Biden, his administration’s approach to strategic priorities […]
Like many other sectors facing workforce shortages, Halifax Transit is feeling the strain of an overburdened system. Twice this month, the municipality has begun cancelling certain trips to try and alleviate the pain. Currently, 31 trips are affected, and the municipality says the cancellations will remain “until further notice.” Read more: […]
This is Texas now: While the Lone Star State has long been a bastion of Republican politics, new laws and policies have taken Texas further to the right in recent years than it has been in decades. Elected officials and political observers in the state say a major factor in […]
Robert “Bob” Bell is a railroad enthusiast and the treasurer of the Truckee Donner Railroad Society. Truckee Donner Railroad Society TRUCKEE, Calif. — Like the model trains you play with at home, Truckee has its own model railroad. Many of the locals have known about this magical place. It really does […]
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency. This time the cause is monkeypox, which has spread in just a few weeks to dozens of countries and infected tens of thousands of people. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
Comment on this story Comment The Justice Department on Friday opened an environmental justice investigation into allegations that the city of Houston has failed to respond equitably to reports of illegal dumping in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods — drawing an angry response from the city’s mayor, who is Black. […]
On warm summer nights, the park across the street from my house is filled with people playing dribbling soccer balls, playing volleyball, or engaging in aggressive games of Spikeball. Nearly all of them will have music playing through Bluetooth speakers, usually from the Spotify Top 100. And if I’m honest, […]
It isn’t surprising that Biden administration officials strongly disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. But it’s shocking that they’ve denounced it for foreign audiences. By trying to recast the U.S. as the world’s pro-abortion power, officials will weaken the legitimacy of U.S. foreign policy and […]
FLOYD COUNTY — Floyd County officials are working towards adding a 200-acre regional park near State Road 64. The county is in the process of acquiring two parcels of land for the park, including the 75 acres that belonged to former Floyd County resident Melvin Jensen, who died in January. […]