If you had given up hope of ever again gazing up at the vast leafy canopy of an American chestnut tree, take heart! The majestic tree was almost completely wiped out several decades ago by a disease and it seemed that the American chestnut had gone the way of the passenger pigeon and the dodo. ...more

November 15, 2009

Just when you thought times couldn't get more discouraging in the United States, a Belgian company announced Sunday that it was purchasing an American icon - Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and other popular domestic beers - for $52 billion. ...more

July 15, 2008

Here's a great idea: Let's give a business owner a "blanket" conditional use permit to erect a tent in the parking lot of a strip mall to sell whatever kind of junk comes rolling down the highway. ...more

May 29, 2008

Global warming is already affecting the nation's forests, water resources, farmland and wildlife and will have serious negative consequences during the next 25 to 50 years, according to a report issued Tuesday by the federal government. ...more

May 28, 2008

Even if you never buy or play Microsoft's futuristic shoot-em-up video game 'Halo 3' for Xbox, you'll have a hard time escaping its marketing onslaught during the next few months. ...more

September 25, 2007