Beautiful Man-Made Britain, Beautiful Natural America: Comments by Bill Bryson

In a speech made by best-selling American-born writer, Bill Bryson says:"Where I come from [USA], when the landscape is stunning it's because nature made it that way. In Britain when it's stunning, it is, more...

Puff, Puff, Past: Eradicating Moroccan Cannabis

"Morocco, which has slashed cannabis cultivation by nearly half over the past four years, hopes to eradicate the main remaining area of cultivation in the northern Rif mountains by opening up the region and introducing substitute crops. The eradication programme encourages...

Plains of Maine Traffic Woes

A study from UMinnesota reveals Maine is has the highest percentage of traffic deaths in rural areas of all the states - 92%. Yikes.  It ain't easy being a farmer in Maine...""Millions of Americans will be...

Zambian Head of State Joins Africa’s Trade -vs- Aid Debate

"I guess the bigger story for beninmwangi.com could be that the The Africa Report magazine, not to be confused with the TV magazine having the same name, might be the most complete African business coverage in the magazine universe right now. The Africa Report is published by...

Body found believed to be missing pregnant woman Jessie Davis

UPDATE: A body has been found that is believed to be Jessie Davis. Her boyfriend and the father of both children, police officer Bobby Cutts, has been arrested on two counts of murder--Davis and her unborn...

Low Pay Burns Mokelumne Fire District

" June 12, 2007 California - The Mokelumne Rural Fire District, a one-station department employing nine firefighters to cover 64 square miles in the rural towns of Victor and Lockeford east of Lodi, is seeking community help to keep the firefighters it hires and trains. The...

Salinas Rural Gets New OES Firetruck

" May 30, 2007 California - The Salinas Rural Fire Department rolled out its new fire engine Tuesday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Monterey County now has three firetrucks provided free by the governor's Office of Emergency Services. North Monterey County Fire Protection...

Rural Fire Districts Feeling The Squeeze From Urban Sprawl

" May 7, 2007 California - Some rural fire districts throughout San Joaquin County are doing more than battling structural blazes in unincorporated areas. They are fighting the perception smaller fire departments don't matter anymore. "You find that when people move here,...

US resettlement plans give hope to Bhutanese refugees

A few weeks ago, I reported on the sad crisis of Bhutanese refugees of Nepali descent living in refugee camps in the poor districts of Jhapa and Morang in eastern Nepal. Bhutan has refused to budge on the issue, arguing now that repatriating the refugees would be "importing...

Students attend school's first integrated prom

The fact that this is even news is embarrassing.   What the hell is this, 1960?"Students of Turner County High School started what they hope will become a new tradition: Black and white students attended the prom together for the first time on Saturday. In previous...

Cruising On Corn E85 – Not A Smooth Ride :: MAXINE

"The average vehicle driving American would dearly love to be able to do their level best to reduce our dependence on oil and the geopolitical pressures its use presents our country. It would be nice that ALL cars...

Arr! Want to be a net pirate? Move to Russia, matey

Just like the Feds in the States cracking down on kids trading music in their dorms, this case--in which a shipment of computers arrived in a rural school with unregistered Windows software installed--is a piddly...

Australian Child Labour..... Democracy????

" * Stephen Lunn, Social affairs writer * February 15, 2007 OVER 170,000 Australian kids aged between 5 and 14 did paid work in the last year, most of it during the school term. Around 15,000 children work...

Lonely Welsh Farmers Looking For Milk Maids

"A GROUP of lonely dairy farmers have put their photographs on milk bottles in a desperate bid to find a date. Five single Welsh farmers have advertised their lonely hearts on bottles of Calon Wen organic milk. Their pictures are accompanied by the slogan Fancy A Farmer, and...

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