but it's traveling in the slow lane. High oil prices have accomplished what years of pleas from environmentalists and energy-security hawks could not: forcing the world's major automakers to refocus their engineers and their capital on devising mass-market alternatives to century-old petroleum-fueled engine technology. ...more

September 16, 2008

To all those who say that the Lake Placid Green Dragons cannot manage a winning football season, I would say that they have been watching the wrong games. I have had the privilege over the past eight weeks of watching the Dragon Jr. Peewee team win every single one of their games, without allowing a score until this past Saturday. With little fanfare, and no press coverage, the Jr. Peewee Dragons became the district champions for the second year in a row. Two undefeated seasons. ...more

October 31, 2007