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Reader scrapbook: All quiet in the Entiat Mountains Duane and Linda Hokanson of Wenatchee pose for a photo while enjoying Fern Lake on a backpacking trip up the north fork of the Entiat River from July 26-28. Linda Hokanson said the couple stayed overnight at Fern Lake to break up the 15-mile round-trip. Read more [...]

It’s been a full ten days since the initial Snowmaggedon hit the Virginia suburbs, and the main street that runs through my little part of the world has still not been plowed. Or salted. Or sanded. In order to negotiate the street you have to put your tires in the grooves worn in to the [...]

ADOT Completes Reopening of First Five Rest Areas Fifth area reopened in time for weekend travels Just in time for weekend trips, the Arizona Department of Transportation has reopened the last of five highway rest areas scheduled to be back open for travelers this week. With today’s opening of the San Simon Rest Area along [...]

…And An Early Lesson In Personal Responsibility by Michael D. Hume, M.S. As I write this, it’s a sultry, steamy August evening and I’m thankful for the blessing of a nice air-conditioned home office. For some reason, my mind has drifted to a holiday memory, one featuring very different weather, and a different collection of [...]

Fairbanks woman who stole identities ordered to pay $18,000 FAIRBANKS — A convicted con artist from Fairbanks must pay back about $18,000 in wages she earned while lying about her professional nursing credentials. Becky Nadine Hunter lost an appeal in fed… Read more on Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Finances focus of Pennsylvania leaders’ Oakland gathering Citing increasing costs for salaries and benefits and the fragmentation of tax dollars, mayors and community leaders from across the state yesterday sought solutions to the most pressing problems facing local governments. Read more on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

When snow and ice cover the roads in winter, many drivers rely on municipal and state workers to clean off their driving surfaces. Without these services, the conditions would prove problematic and, sometimes, impossible for drivers to get where they need to go. As a result, massive amounts of salt are used to clear driving [...]

Image taken on 2010-02-12 15:19:44 by Gregs Landscaping.

The winter season is a joyous time of year, with the many holidays coming up everyone is in a good mood. But, where there is winter weather there is snow, and where there is snow there is many dangers. There are many things you have to watch out for in the snow. When it is [...]