Can earmarks, or "pork-barrel spending," solve the crisis in passing spending bills in Congress?

3D-printed firearms may pose a threat to the people who try to make and use them.

Dear EarthTalk: How is it that bitcoin, a virtual currency that few of us have heard of and no one I know uses, is becoming a major contributor to carbon emissions?– Troy Sussman, Bowie, MD

John A. Stavely

August 2, 1922 – January 1, 2019

John A. Stavely was born August 2, 1922, in Camp Springs, Texas, to Bryant O'Neal and Mary Ellen (Davidson) Stavely.  He was the second of four children.   

Help feed hungry families in southeast Colorado at 5 Loaves Pantry benefit dinner.

Arrests made, and summons issued, by the Kiowa County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office in December 2018.

Life in eastern Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Sharon Scott.

KIOWA COUNTY

COMMISSIONER MEETING

JANUARY 8, 2019MEETING DATE

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https://www.esrta.comLife in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

The start of a new year is always promising, but when it comes to new movie releases, the year rarely gets off to a promising start. The January box office notoriously sustains itself on holiday leftovers and awards-season darlings expanding into wider release. I suppose it’s understandable that nothing wants to open at a time when the kids are going back to school, adults are getting back to work, and people don’t want to leave their houses because it’s so darn cold.