Author Archives: Writer

“That stuff doesn’t just happen: The fact that I’m sitting there in that tire shop to read the wanted ad, the fact that I have the car for sale, the fact that George had a record of the VIN number, … Continue reading →

Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Ray Conner said Sunday in London that though the pace of voluntary job reductions in the Puget Sound region has been slower than expected, job cuts will continue through more voluntary buyouts and should total around … Continue reading →

By Renée S. Gordon North Beach and Chesapeake Beach are twin bayside beaches. North Beach is located on the northern tip of Calvert County and has a .50-mile boardwalk and 7-block waterfront. The Bayside History Museum places emphasis on the … Continue reading →

Luca Iaconi-Stewart, 24, is a passionate fan of aviation, to put it lightly. He’s spent the last seven years constructing the most detailed model of a Air India Boeing 777 ever, using cut up manila folders as material. His model … Continue reading →

1903 William Edward Boeing, born in Detroit to a German immigrant named Wilhelm Böing, heads West after his Yale education to make a fortune in the timber industry in Southwest Washington’s Grays Harbor. It’s the year of the Wright brothers’ … Continue reading →

One of the ICARUS time projection chambers being refurbished at CERN in a clean room. Credit: Max Brice/CERN It’s a big shining box, 4 metres high, 20 metres long: this magnificent detector arrived at CERN 16 months ago and since … Continue reading →