Monthly Archives: October 2018

Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo features the latest in toy tech

DENVER — The Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo, running through Oct. 28, gives people of all ages hands-on experience with a number of different toys. “We cover everything from radio-control cars, trucks, airplanes, drones, boats, model railroads, rocketry… if it’s a … Continue reading

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Book Review: Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits

Many auto enthusiasts first develop their passion for cars by building models. You know, the kind where you break the parts off of a plastic “tree” and then get glue all over the house trying to assemble a model kit … Continue reading

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Wind project would block private runway, end man’s lifelong hobby

Wind Farm Impact Joe and Diann Fisher stand beside their yellow Piper J-3 Cub parked in their front yard at their rural Galesburg property, beside their grassy runway. Apex Clean Energy’s Neosho Ridge wind turbines would block their private airstrip. … Continue reading

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Trudeau’s carbon tax rebate is smart – but complicated

Christopher Ragan is chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. The federal government announced this week that its carbon tax will apply in early 2019 to those provinces without … Continue reading

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Trudeau’s carbon tax rebate is smart – but complicated

Christopher Ragan is chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. The federal government announced this week that its carbon tax will apply in early 2019 to those provinces without … Continue reading

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To Improve US Air Combat Readiness, End The Budget Control Act

F-22s Spend Time in Hangers Due To Low Readiness53 WEG CC, Tyndall AFB The United States faces a dangerous imbalance with security threats on the rise and military preparedness ravaged by years’ worth of the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA)-driven … Continue reading

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Paper Airplane Database has the Wright Stuff

We’ve always had a fascination with things that fly. Sure, drones are the latest incarnation of that, but there have been RC planes, kites, and all sorts of flying toys and gizmos even before manned flight was possible. Maybe the … Continue reading

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