Of all the vegetables slated for the new White House garden, this onegreen oakleaf lettucecan grow almost anywhere, says my pal, garden reporter Beth Botts, from a quarter-acre mini-farm to a sunny windowsill. hasn’t specified its variety, but pictured
In a recent Blog post on this site, I touched on the possibility that one of the factors contributing to the decline of the Plasma television is the increasing move to place more power consumption restrictions on such products. Now it appears that in
There are literally thousands of loudspeakers on the market, and many times the choice, despite all the technical specs, is determined by how they sound to you. I found that the Cerwin Vega CVHD 5.1 Channel Home Theater speaker system, although lacking
IN A month or two’s time, bright yellow poppies will start appearing in front of all the cottages on the road where I live. I could talk about what an amazing job they do in providing continuity to the landscape, but this isn’t the visual art column. I
Joy De Mattia is nearly 85 and, as a child of the Great Depression, she understands that life is a matter of riding things out. She’s lived in large homes in New Jersey, San Diego and Santa Rosa, where she and her late husband, a salesman for Stark
President Obama outlines his vision for the U.S. auto industry, but will consumers buy fuel efficient cars? And… we continue our series on the future of coal. Reporter Shawn Allee looks at efforts to build a commercial scale coal-burning power plant that can store carbon dioxide underground. The coal industry says it’s needed. The future […]
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Sometimes you come upon a home repair project that you decide to tackle with a checkbook instead of a hammer. You may decide to hire a professional contractor for a major roofing project or exterior home painting or any number of possible projects. In
RFK Jr. addresses green building conference in Seattle
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