About five miles north of Arcadia, well hidden from public view, is a grove of solar gathering cells, each about the size of a sheet of plywood. They reflect, President Barack Obama said today, "the visionary leadership at Florida Power & Light." ...more

October 28, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said Wednesday at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 28, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said today at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 27, 2009

In yesterday's paper a writer wrote that he hopes that President Obama fails because, "Thinking that we can stimulate the economy by bigger government and more government programs is absurd and never worked." This is a rather startling, and I believe, unsubstantiated statement. ...more

February 25, 2009

The head of General Motors said that at least five plants will close, even with the bail-out money. ...more

January 3, 2009

When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his sofa in indignation. ...more

October 27, 2008

One year ago, the National Association of Railroad Passengers predicted the average price of gasoline would top $4 a gallon, a forecast that is close to becoming a harsh reality. ...more

June 3, 2008

Everywhere I go these days, talking about the global energy predicament on the college lecture circuit or at environmental conferences, I hear an increasingly shrill cry for "solutions." This is just another symptom of the delusional thinking that now grips the nation, especially among the educated and well-intentioned. ...more

May 28, 2008

An occasional tornado or winter storm roars through Galena. But not much else moves in this town of 3,200 souls at the eastern edge of Kansas. ...more

January 17, 2008

Fifty years ago, the Florida boom was in full bloom. From Arcadia to Zephyrhills, cattle ranches and orange groves sprouted subdivisions, shopping centers and trailer parks. Never in the history of the state had so many people come so far to invest so much. ...more

November 4, 2007