Despite signs of broader economic recovery, number of foreclosure filings hit a record high in the third quarter – a sign the plague is still spreading. Despite concerted government-led and lender-supported efforts to prevent foreclosures, the number of filings hit… Continue Reading
The big fish are back! This Saturday, the 19th annual Return of the Salmon Festival comes to Coleman National Fish Hatchery, and events are scheduled for the whole day. Besides views of the great leaping salmon and the hatchery operations, the… Continue Reading
(Editor’s Note: If that headline doesn’t put Muddy Waters in your head, then you’re no fan of the blues.) People in the North State are singing the weather blues today as the first major storm system of the season continues to… Continue Reading
A new Field Poll shows that approval ratings for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state Legislature are scraping bottom. Only 27 percent of respondents approve of the job the governor is doing, his lowest rating ever. It’s even worse for… Continue Reading
The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. recently installed a green wall the size of two tennis courts on one side of its headquarters… Continue Reading
Completing a near-sweep for the USA, two Americans won the Nobel Prize for Economics today. One of the winners, Elinor Ostrom, is the first woman to ever be awarded the economics prize. For more on the economics prize, click here.… Continue Reading
Author’s Note: As the de facto correspondent for the Firesign Theatre fan’s webzine, It’s Just This Little Chromium Switch Here, I was privileged to witness the troupe’s pre-performance preparations at the grand Golden State Theatre in Monterey, California in April… Continue Reading
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