The short view
No doubt members of Congress would love dearly to find some instant gratification way of dealing with high gasoline prices. Unfortunately, one doesn’t exist. Among initiatives now being discussed to deal with fuel prices is a suggestion that companies holding the rights to drill and produce oil and gas on public land should be required to do so — or forfeit their privileges. Another idea is to rescind a ban on some offshore drilling and production. But neither idea, even if implemented right now, would have any effect on fuel prices for years. In the case of offshore drilling, it would be at least seven years before any substantial impact was felt. But the problem with U.S. energy policy never has been in the short term. The problem always has been that Congress did not take a long-term view of the nation’s energy needs and resources. That failure now is catching up to Americans — and it needs to be rectified with a comprehensive, realistic energy policy for the future.
» Full StoryThe parade marches on
Before long the lawn chairs will begin appearing along Pennsylvania Avenue in anticipation of the Warren Jaycees Fourth of July Parade.
That’s the way it’s been for longer than most Warren residents have been alive, and that’s the way i
Worth looking at
The long lingering effort to establish a single “official” skate park in Warren took a subtle yet interesting turn last week when it was included in a proposal by Warren’s Main Street Manager.
It was perhaps the first time that a member
The Farm Bill
Most American farmers, most of the time, are good at growing things. So is Congress — but its green thumb involves spending on agriculture.
House and Senate negotiators have announced a compromise on a farm bill for 2009, though we susp
Country living not always peaceful and tranquil
Country living appears tranquil and serene. Drive through the countryside and see lush green pastures, animals chewing their cuds, and farmers going about a slower pace of life. All of that is deceiving. The pace is anything but slower. The farmer w
» Full StoryFun with the phone, revisited
The last column on phones really struck a nerve, and while I never stated the name of the phone company, every single e-mail that I got not only correctly named the company but related their own aggravated-to-the-nth-degree stories. Seems that I am
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