Member Spotlight: John Hickey
As some of you may have been wondering why was “John Hickey’s hair getting so long?” Well there is a reason and it is called St. Baldricks which is an event in which you shave your head for charity and all proceeds go to helping cure childhood cancers. This year John ran his own event [...]
FAA Delays Closing Of Airport Control Towers
By Joan Lowy WASHINGTON (AP) – The closings of control towers at 149 small airports are being delayed until mid-June, federal regulators announced. The Federal Aviation Administration said it needs more time to deal with legal challenges to the closures.
Rhode Island’s Tallest Building Will Soon Go Dark
By Michelle R. Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s tallest building will soon be its most visible symbol of the state’s long economic decline.
Federal Budget Cuts Ground Air Force Aircraft
By Brock Vergakis NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – A third of the U.S. Air Force’s active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers will be grounded due to federal budget cuts, and only the units preparing to deploy to major operations, such as the war in Afghanistan, will remain mission-ready, a top general said.
Juneau Couple Harnesses Geothermal Energy
By Amanda Compton JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Julie Bednarski and John Kajdan scrawled down notes on a piece of junk mail about quotes for earthmovers, heat pumps and calculations. That junk mail was a note mailed from a local bar and addressed to the former residents of the couples’ home on Birch Lane in the [...]
