Today the town's economy focuses on tourism, history, and commercial and sport fishing, some of the best in the country. In modern times Apalachicola changed again, not so much by calculation or design as by sheer grit and happenstance and the good fortune of its location and natural resources. One important factor that has kept the county small is that 87 percent of it is publicly owned - protected as national and state forests, preserves, and parks - so beyond the grasp of developers....

Who would have ever thought that subversive groups could cut off irrigation water to our farmers and ranchers? The Klamath River fiasco proved me wrong. I find it interesting that the city has decided to spend money expanding the tennis courts at Fichtner-Mainwaring Park when the current courts stand empty most of the time. He agreed that the president could ignore federal law whenever he determined on his own that national security interests trumped the laws of the land. Let's improve our...

Miles of shallow bottoms are exposed, with golf carts, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles cruising illegally where anglers normally would be casting. You can put in at some of the small landings down the lake on that side of the lake, but then you will feel unsafe running up the lake because it s in open water. Collecting, searching for, removing, or destroying artifacts or possession of metal detecting devices is prohibited within the refuge boundaries. If the water is still down this...

Flooding since October 26 have killed 46 people in nine central provinces and Danang city, reports from provincial disaster management committees said. More rains from Typhoon Peipah, a Chinese word for a popular pet fish in Macau, would further slow farmers' drying process, delaying the arrival of fresh beans at Saigon Port for loading. The region, which includes the Central Highlands coffee belt, has been hit hard by storms and floods since early October, killing nearly 200 people,...

With many Carnegie Mellon students enrolled in the Tepper School of Business and in engineering, computer science, and public policy programs, choosing a speaker who could analyze globalization from an angle relevant and potentially helpful to business and technology interests was important to Half and other International Festival committee members. With many Carnegie Mellon students enrolled in the Tepper School of Business and in engineering, computer science, and public policy programs,...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleFacebookWhat's this? Print Email entertainment Much more than popcorn at new Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe By John Moore Denver Post Theater Critic Article Launched:11/02/2007 08:35:50 AM MDT Owners of the new three-screen Neighborhood Flix - from left, Michelle Dorant, Jimmie Lee Smith and Melodie Gaul. The Denver Post - Much more than popcorn at new Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleFacebookWhat's this? Print Email entertainment...