Q: Can I “junk” my own vehicle? A: The definition of a “junked” vehicle is one which has been dismantled because it was wrecked, abandoned, or is a low valued vehicle that was impounded and acquired from an enforcement agency and is no longer operable.
Last Tuesday, City Council took a first look at a conceptual plan to “integrate planning, urban design and circulation improvements" Downtown.
Looking at America’s public schools, it is difficult to imagine that they were once considered the hope of freedom and democracy. That dream is no longer true.
NASA, the often maligned, sometimes forgotten space agency has a galaxy-sized headache. To try to get more people interested in space exploration, NASA sponsored an online contest in which people could vote on a name for a new room to be added to the International Space Station.
Growing up, I spent a lot of time in thrift shops. Rummaging through secondhand clothing provided my mother with the same rush as treasure hunting. One woman’s trash was my mother’s $2 Liz Claiborne dress with the original price tags.
One of the funnier moments of the 2008 campaign was the tongue lashing right wing talk show host Kevin James received from Chris Matthews for comparing then Sen.
When I first moved to the Shores apartments, Gerald Ford was president and, coincidentally, his son, Steve, had an apartment here. Steve was an actor on the soap opera, “The Young and the Restless,” which, mercifully, I never saw, but also in “Harry Met Sally” and “Black Hawk Down,” which I’m glad I
The massive chunk of ice my hand is on is huge, over 10 feet long and about 6 feet tall. After less than a minute it is so cold it burns. But, the waters on the night the Titanic sank were actually colder than this ice.
Once again, the Ides of March have brought us the Madness of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. It’s fitting that “Selection Sunday” fell on March 15 because the Big Dance has become a kind of Shakespearean tragedy about hypocrisy and the death of amateur athletics.
On Saturday, March 28, cities around the world will turn off their lights to observe “Earth Hour.” Iconic landmarks from the Sydney Opera House to Manhattan’s skyscrapers will be darkened to encourage reduced energy use and signal a commitment to fighting climate change.
It is easy to get lost in the negative headlines. The other day I found myself fall prey to a negative article that spoke poorly about the subprime companies that failed and how they were the impetus for this current financial debacle.
This week, the U.S. Senate can give final approval to the largest expansion in national service since President Kennedy inspired the creation of VISTA and the Peace Corps.
