NORTH PORT – North Port City Commissioner Debbie McDowell barely got the words “this is not a personality issue, this is a personnel issue,” out of her mouth this week regarding her call for an inquiry into the conduct of City Manager Jerome Fletcher when her fellow board members told her in no uncertain terms, … [Read more…]
If you’re looking to buy a new home in Indiana, you may want to look into some of these places for the best value…or you might not… It’s not a secret that the cost of living is high, and going up. Inflation has caused so much to be more expensive than it has ever been … [Read more…]
This is news to no one: Montana is facing a historic housing crunch. Population growth, much of it driven by in-migration, has spurred demand for homes and apartments beyond available supply in many if not most of the state’s communities. According to real estate website Zillow, the state’s typical home value was nearly $428,000 as … [Read more…]
Paul Edward Ketchum died May 2, 2023, in Purcell, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years 9 months 18 days. Memorial Services were held Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Wadley’s Funeral Chapel, entrusted to the care of Wadley’s Funeral Service. Online condolences may be made, and service livestreamed at www.wadleysfuneralservice.com. Paul was born July … [Read more…]
Martha Jane Utzman We are deeply saddened to announce that, Martha Jane Utzman, age 90, passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas due to complications after a successful hip surgery. She, also, had been suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, osteoarthritis, and some other minor ailments. … [Read more…]
Home News Rubble pile asteroids are like giant ‘space cushions’ By Fred Watson, Australia’s Astronomer-at-Large • May 11, 2023 Itokawa, a rubble pile asteroid, photographed by Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa. Image credit: NASA/JPL New research flips our knowledge of ‘rubble pile’ asteroids on its head. Once in a while, a scientific result emerges that flies in … [Read more…]
A new sound and light show in the spiritual heart of the Red Centre has been sensitively conceived in collaboration with the country’s First Nation people. Our writer was among the first to witness a ground-breaking piece of theatre illuminating the desert sky Karl Cushing Freelance journalist for TTG Karl Cushing Freelance journalist for TTG … [Read more…]
By GEORGE MORSESports And OutdoorsLos Alamos Daily Post This week’s road trip went up to the beautiful Chama River Valley in Northern New Mexico. Thanks to the wet winter we just came out of the pastures along the river are a bright, shimmering green. The rivers are running bank-to-bank and even higher with spring runoff. … [Read more…]
Home Topics Science & Environment Did smoke from the Black Summer fires give rise to the triple La Nina? By Martin Jucker, UNSW Sydney • May 11, 2023 Fires Ravage Kangaroo Island. Image credit: NASA The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for the first time in memory. By … [Read more…]
After the vast Northern Territory sky melts from purple to inky black, and the Milky Way dusts a silvery sheen over the world’s most recognisable rock, 1,100 choreographed drones take flight. rising up to 650ft in the sky, they’re joined by lasers, projections and multicoloured lights, illuminating desert oaks and mulga trees with hopping wallabies … [Read more…]