—Timothy Egan, NY Times ©Peter Nicholson The following editorial appeared in the NY Times 6/25/08, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Timothy Egan. RiverCityMalone thinks it’s worth reading—the Editor. Anyone who lived on the West Coast during the phony energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 cannot help thinking of Texas and two of its worst products—Enron …
—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin Twenty dollars. That’s all she had in the house. Twenty for her family of five children and husband. She and her husband were laid off in late fall, when new home construction tanked. Now the unemployment checks are about to run out, and today they are down to their last …
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—Wendy Todd, Maine The following was written June 6, 2008 to the residents of the Town of Freedom, Maine, by a lady named Wendy Todd. Wendy and her family live in the shadow of a windfarm in Mars Hill, Maine. The letter was published in a Maine publication called Village Soup, and can be read online by clicking here. …
—Op-Ed by Jack Sullivan, MS (Physics) ©Windtoons.com I was interested to read an editorial in the Press Republican earlier this month arguing that wind power can make a meaningful dent in gas prices. This is a classic “apples to oranges” mis-comparison. Little electricity is produced by burning oil, and few homes that currently burn oil …
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin ©Robert Thompson It would be an understatement to say wind energy is a contentious issue locally. It’s a volatile subject across America, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, even China. What we’ve experienced in the North Country is a carbon copy of what happens everywhere. Normally calm communities are plunged into protracted, …
—Op-Ed by Boyce Sherwin, MBA Last week, at the invitation of the group, Keep Burke Beautiful, I made a presentation to the Burke town board on the effects of industrial wind turbines on property values. I discussed, as well, the actual PILOT income to Chateaugay and Bellmont. During my presentation I was heckled by some …
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—by Keep Burke Beautiful Click here to see a map showing the parcels of land which have been leased to wind companies in Burke.
—by John Miletich Photo courtesy of Neil Seymour “My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things—trout as well as eternal salvation—come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.” —Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It
“People bought property here specifically for the silence.”—Wendy & Perrin Todd, Mars Hill, Maine (Photo ©Boston Globe)
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin ©Press Republican Last week, Burke’s prayers were answered.
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—Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin RE: Immediate Termination Dear Mr. Moll: Effective Friday, February 8, 2008, you are terminated for cause from ComLinks, Inc., for incompetence and improper performance of duties…. Sincerely, Nancy Reich, CEO The Natural
¿Cómo se pronuncia “NYSEG” en español, señor? —Op-Ed by Calvin Luther Martin One of the biggest, most controversial and aggressive foreign wind developers is maneuvering to buy out New York State’s electricity infrastructure. Iberdrola (pronounced “Eye-ber-drola”), a Spanish company, has applied to the NYS Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to do just this.
—by Martin Murie, Brandon, NY* As a biologist I am concerned about destruction of the live creatures of our planet. As a combat veteran I hate wars, especially modern wars dominated by indiscriminate killing from afar, from the air, from battleships on the sea.
You are welcome to post a meditation here. Preferably one you’ve written, though not necessarily. If you have a short piece written by someone else which has especially spoken to you, go ahead and post it. Be sure to give the author credit and, if possible, the original source it came from. Your meditation might …
—by John Miletich, Earth Science Teacher, Malone Central School District Take a quick look around New York State and one characteristic quickly becomes apparent. The state, as we know it today, consists of a great variety of landscapes and geologic formations. As a matter of fact only two states in the entire United States, Colorado …
… a pediatrician’s advice on ADHD and other child behavior and developmental issues
—Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD There is so much talk about children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Does it exist or not? How do you figure out if a child has it? Does everyone need a medicine? What else can be done, besides medicine? I will address these questions in several articles, from the point …
—Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD I talked, above, about diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), look-alike problems, and how young children learn to regulate themselves. Now let’s consider older children.
—Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD Last time I talked about mental energy, consistency, and sleep problems in attention disorders (ADHD for short). Today I’ll talk about the processing or “input” controls.
—Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD I already talked about mental energy (alertness, effort, consistency, and sleep) and the input controls (deciding what is most important, things glancing off the surface of the mind, making connections, and how exciting things need to be to hold attention). The third part of attention is the output controls. These are …
—Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD A friend of mine was featured in the New York Times on October 8 and 10, 2006, in an arresting article called “An Elephant Crackup?” An ecologist and psychologist, Gay Bradshaw has joined with elephant researchers, psychiatrists, and a neuroscientist to show why elephants are becoming violent—and, in the process, to …