27 September 2010
Signs of a coming food crisis are everywhere. Most notably at the source, the farms that grow the basic crops. Here on the east side of Idaho, farmers had to deal with a spring that was too cool too long, resulting in crops being planted weeks late, and then a short summer […] Continue Reading…
The United States has been facing an education crisis for the past 10 years, getting worse, and worse. Now, 2010, many are thinking of ways to fix the education system. However, most arguments are for one of three probable issues; techers, students, or administration.
Teachers
From my experience in school, more and more of the good […] Continue Reading…
While it was not a bill itself, the defense funding bill failed to get the required 60 votes to pass Tuesday. Although it had majority support, many senators voted against the bill because it had too many amendments.
“…I cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down […] Continue Reading…
Over the next 6 years, Arlington County, Virginia, is planning to replace all 4,200 high pressure sodium (HPS) street lights owned by the county with LED street lights. Spending approximately $1.5 million just in 2010 to replace 1,800 fixtures with LED technology.
However, Dominion Power owns 12,000 street lights in Arlington County. The […] Continue Reading…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV – D.) wants to push a bill that repeals the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ rule put in place by the Pentagon in 1993. This rule bans gays from openly serving in the U.S. military.
This repeal is attached to the $726 billion defense bill, which is set to […] Continue Reading…