- Remembering the Kansas City skywalk collapse
- Hyatt Hotels: Please reconsider your action on the Skywalk Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri
- Craps against the high-rolling dark siders
- The Kansas City Royals parade has an interesting historical contrast
- San Jose Mercury News: Credibility suffers when content and advertising clash
Category Archives: Environment
Obama administration rejects Keystone XL pipeline project
Today President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry made it official. TransCanada’s 2,639-mile long Keystone XL project will not be permitted to build and operate on U.S. soil a multi-billion dollar pipeline. It was rejected because President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, News, Politics
Tagged Keystone XL pipeline, obama, pipeline, U.S. State Department
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Storm chasers: deadly consequences
I woke-up to this sad news today: ***BREAKING NEWS*** Storm chasers Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young all died in El Reno during Friday night’s tornadoes. Tim Samaras was a well-respected chaser who was familiar to many … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Environment, Journalism, News, The United States, weather
Tagged news operations, oklahoma, severe weather, storm chasers, tim samaras, tornadoes, tv news, weather
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Digging out
In Lincoln, Neb., the snow that pummeled this stretch of the Midwest yesterday has given way to sunshine. UNL classes have resumed. Despite the usual weather related accidents, traffic has returned to near normal. Businesses are open. Life is good … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, nebraska, The United States, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged blizzard, Lincoln, nebraska snow, Q, snowstorm, university of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL
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What’s the matter with Kansas: Public health, disasters and diseases
I don’t get it. Neither does Kansas Governor Sam Brownback nor other state political leaders. I’ve always been proud of Kansas. It’s where I was raised, educated and spent a third of my professional life. I always felt Kansas politicians … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Journalism, Kansas, Politics, Terrorism, The United States
Tagged Brownback, disasters, disease, Kansas, Protecting the Public from Diseases Disasters and Bioterrorism report, Robert Wood Johnson, Sam Brownback, Trust for America's Health, what's the matter with Kansas
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Corn leaves in the wind (and other drought effects)
I’ve never seen it before. Across Lincoln, foot-long dried corn leaves are flying in from miles away, blown by the wind, scattered across city lawns and parks. The browned corn leaves that seemingly have a life and journey of their … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Environment, Kansas, nebraska, News, newspapers, television, The United States, Uncategorized, University of Nebraska
Tagged corn, corn farmers, corn prices, crop insurance, drought, drought conditions, Drought mitigation center, farmers, nebraska, silage, university of Nebraska-Lincoln, USDA, weather
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Engineer raises concerns over Keystone XL pipeline
An interesting commentary by civil engineer Mike Klink in our local paper today. It’s about TransCanada, the company proposing to build the Keystone XL pipeline across Nebraska. Klink shared his concerns from his days working on the first Keystone pipeline … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, nebraska, News, The United States
Tagged Keystone, Keystone XL pipeline, Mike Klink, oil, pipeline, State Department
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Fall in Lincoln, Nebraska
Today was one of those memorable fall days in Lincoln, Nebraska. A cold, clear morning. The streaming sunlight shined on leaves that clung to branches or lay, fallen and scattered, on the ground. The tree colors burn brightly for a … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Environment, Journalism, nebraska, The United States
Tagged Autumn, Fall, leaves, Lincoln, nebraska
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XL pipeline- Getting the facts straight
Every big controversy seems to generate its own information fog. Facts may be incomplete or missing altogether. Reporting can get fuzzy. The debate over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is no different. Rhetoric abounds. Facts may be iffy. The question … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Business, Economy, education, Environment, Gulf Oil Spill, Journalism, new media, News, newspapers, Politics, The United States, Uncategorized
Tagged afl/cio, Alberta Federation of Labor, ATU, CEP, Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union, Darrin Greene, Journalism, journalism ethics, Keystone, Keystone XL pipeline, labor unions, Politico, TWU, XL pipeline
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