Archive | June 27, 2012

If you live in a wildfire threatened area (or you know someone else who does), please read this now

by on June 27, 2012 in Environment & Nature

I tripped across this earlier today. It was written by an experienced firefighter and represents some critically important advice for anyone who lives in the path of a wildfire (a particular concern for many along the Colorado Front Range). Many thanks to hallbuzz for providing these tips.

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Defense spending: How much is enough? Who decides? How?

by on June 27, 2012 in Business & Finance, Economy, Education, Politics, Law & Government, United States, War & Security

The preamble to the American Constitution requires that government “provide for the common defence.” I would hope that no American would wish this country to be inadequately prepared to fend off threats to the survival of the Republic. But what is adequate? Where is the substantive, deliberative debate on how to define adequacy of American […]

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The 2012 Colorado wildfires were predicted; now, understanding why they're happening

by on June 27, 2012 in Environment & Nature, Politics, Law & Government

The national media and much of America is watching the Colorado wildfire drama in rapt, apocalyptic fascination. For those who are just now recognizing the scope of the disaster, S&R has been writing about this (and predicting it) for some time now. If you’d like to better understand the causes of the explosion of wildfires in […]

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