Obama seeks support for health bill
July 22nd, 2009
OBAMA HOLDS PRIME-TIME NEWS CONFERENCE ON HEALTH CARE, the Associated Press 07/22/09
WASHINGTON – Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought Wednesday night to rally support for sweeping health care legislation he’s struggling to push through Congress, expressing support for a surtax on families making more than $1 million a year to help pay for [...]
Students Build Hydrogen Vehicle
July 15th, 2009
TURKISH STUDENTS BUILD $170,000 HYDROGEN VEHICLE Written by Jerry James Stone
Turkish students at Sakarya University have built a hydrogen car that gets 1,336 mpg. Well, sorta. Called the SAHİMO, the vehicle’s current range is about 353 miles on a quarter gallon of fuel (568 kilometers on 1 liter). It travels such an obscene distance with [...]
Parenting skills course 101
July 5th, 2009
TO IMPROVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PARENTS MUST STEP UP! by that Donnie fella
LEAVENWORTH, KS – Now that school is in session, it’s a fantastic chance to begin this parenting column discussing fundamental changes we can make as parents which can have the most lasting impact. First thing I recommend to the parents I work with is [...]
Governor Palin is officially out!
July 4th, 2009
ALASKA GOVERNOR RESIGNS AMID ETHICS VIOLATIONS, UNCERTAIN FUTURE (the Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid. Her first [...]