Author Archives: Writer

As they plan their response to the crisis in Iraq, President Obama and his top aides are hoping to replicate elements of an often-overlooked and relatively successful U.S. military operation in another war-ravaged Middle East nation: Yemen. An impoverished country … Continue reading →

The pilot’s faced is smudged with oil and grime. He sits behind the low windshield, peering over the cowling of the almost 100-year-old airplane, through a pair of sights used to aim a primitive machine gun. And among the first … Continue reading →

Nearly 45,000 people have been killed in crashes of small airplanes and helicopters since 1964, and while federal investigators overwhelmingly blame pilots, USA TODAY found repeated instances in which crashes, deaths and injuries were caused by defective parts and dangerous … Continue reading →

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“The missions of industrial design in Russia and in the West are different,” explains designer Vladimir Pirozhkov. “Russia’s task is to reach a competitive level, so that our goods become desirable in any part of the world. In the West, … Continue reading →

The National Park Service announced today that they are banning the use of drones and model aircraft in all National Parks, subject to a few limited exceptions.  According to a policy memorandum released by Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the Park … Continue reading →

Missouri tax dance I don’t understand what’s happening to Missouri lawmakers. Kansas legislators have cut all kinds of taxes, and now the state is headed for financial trouble. I guess the Missouri legislators can’t look across the state line to … Continue reading →