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How a Mount Prospect warehouse became a ‘Taj Mahal’ for volunteer homebuilders
Daily Herald· 5 days agoCody Laveck is among the Solid Rock Carpenters volunteers who have been working in a Mount Prospect warehouse on walls for 16 homes being built for people in need in Appalachia. A recently vacant ...
Calmes: Trump’s oil pitch deserves notice
The Columbian· 6 days agoThe following is presented as part of The Columbian’s Opinion content, which offers a point of view in order to provoke thought and debate of civic issues. Unsigned editorials represent the ...
Big Oil gets whatever it wants, as long as it bankrolls Trump
Las Vegas Sun· 3 days agoA national newspaper scooped this month that Donald Trump gathered about two dozen oil industry executives for a chopped steak dinner at his Mar-a-Lago playground in April and suggested “a deal ...
Rising Seas Are Wiping Out Some Older Americans’ Futures
AARP· 2 days agoAs more older Americans move to the coasts, rising seas are wiping out their homes — and retirement...
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
The Columbian· 4 days agoIn a city that revolves around the federal government, the annual Best Places to Work survey is a...
George H. Laws Garcia: Puerto Ricans want, deserve equal rights as America's 51st state
The Bismarck Tribune· 6 days agoFor 107 years, Puerto Ricans have lived as second-class U.S. citizens. Just last month, the U.S....
Cinderella’s Castle and Florida’s ugly home insurance crisis
Staten Island Advance· 18 hours agoAt around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, I watched a little girl dressed as Cinderella vomit all down her gown...
Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead
Tampa Bay Times· 7 days agoIn Jacksonville, street flooding could soon make major roads inaccessible to emergency vehicles. In...
Sea levels in Florida are rising fast. Tough decisions ahead
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn Jacksonville, street flooding could soon make major roads inaccessible to emergency vehicles. In Pensacola, officials are offering some coastal residents a choice: Elevate your home or take ...
Nuclear sites, including Hanford, feeling the heat as climate change stokes wildfires drought
The Columbian· 5 days agoAs Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to...