Ask Eartha: Praise the LED, I see the light!
Dear Eartha, I’m updating the lighting in my home and am trying to decide between CFL bulbs or LEDs. I’ve heard that CFL bulbs contain harmful mercury, but they’re significantly less expensive than LEDs. Besides, will LEDs really save me that much m …
Read More »Liddick: Central American children reignite immigration debate
The flood of Central American children currently crossing our southern border illegally has re-ignited the debate over immigration, allowing the Obama administration to use this humanitarian crisis to advance its political agenda. Specifically, the p …
Read More »Biff America: Summer bliss and the next Henry Ford
At first blush the vehicle looked about as steady as Willie Nelson at a cannabis convention. But what it lacked in structural integrity it more than made up for in imagination. It was a motorized scooter — little more than a skateboard with a handle …
Read More »Ask Eartha: Flushing medicine down the toilet has harmful environmental impact
Dear Eartha, I was doing a little late spring cleaning and collected a bunch of expired prescription drugs. I’ve heard you shouldn’t just flush them, so what do I do? — Angela, Frisco Angela, glad you took the time to stop and ask about this imp …
Read More »A backcountry garbageman rages against ‘The Big Nasty’
When I went to work for the U.S. Forest Service in 2010 as a wilderness ranger, my friends were curious. What did I do in the woods all day, besides weave garlands and write poetry? In conversations at potlucks, I learned to skip fancy terms like “a …
Read More »Biff America: Liberty, even if it kills you … and me
The 1968 Chrysler New Yorker was an impressive piece of Detroit steel. I recently reacquainted myself with it online. It is exactly as I remembered from that late afternoon in the fall in ’68. This was to be our family’s first new car. My dad had lef …
Read More »Ask Eartha: Misleading expiration dates lead to rampant waste
Dear Eartha, Can you please explain what product expiration dates really mean? I hate to waste food for no reason, and I have noticed that just because a product is past its date doesn’t mean that it has spoiled. — Lilly, Frisco I agree that wa …
Read More »Liddick: Brat victory proves ideas have power over money
Eight days ago, few knew who David Brat was. For the politically addicted, his name is now one to conjure with. Mr. Brat, a professor of economics and ethics at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, defeated Eric Cantor in the Republican prim …
Read More »Sirota: Al Gore’s warnings about inequality and democracy
Inequality and democracy are the kind of topics you may expect to hear about at a political convention, but not necessarily at a tech industry conference. And so former Vice President Al Gore’s discussion at Nashville’s tech-focused Southland Confere …
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