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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Well Past Irish Democracy
When government officials – in this case Texas Governor Abbott – begin calling for society’s passive resistance (heck, active resistance) to the conduct of the federal government and the President, things have gone past Irish Democracy. Irish Democracy – a situation where, with no coordination or discussion, the people ignore laws with which they disagree Read more
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Helium is Essential for Research and Medical Equipment -Nicholas Fitzkee
Editor Note: With the Recent US Goverment decision to sell the federal helium reserve, this seemed relevant. Helium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it’s nonrenewable and difficult to recycle Nicholas Fitzkee, Mississippi State University The next time you pick up balloons for your big party, remember the helium gas in those Read more
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Community Computer Café
The creation of Trego’s new Community Computer Café has been 4 months of relatively accelerated organizing by a small group of passionate folks on the TFS Community Hall board, combined with the generous support of our local internet cooperative, Interbel. The initial goal of creating this program was to fill some gaps in community services Read more
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‘No cash accepted’ -Jay Zagorsky
‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University How many people don’t have a bank account? And just how difficult has it become to live without one? These questions are becoming increasingly important as more businesses refuse to take cash in cities across the U.S. People without Read more
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Dam on Fortine Creek
This 1922 photo of the Dam on Fortine Creek shows more than just the old logging splash dam. My mother was about 8 when the picture was taken, living on the next place downstream – and avoiding the creek because you didn’t know when they would add a stick of dynamite to open the gates Read more
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Dryer- Simpler than Expected
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” -Arthur C. Clarke The inside of my dryer might as well have been magic, as I’d never seen the inside of it. However, when it stopped working a screwdriver proved sufficient to change that. Rural as we are, the decision to take apart an appliance is an Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 