Weather
Mailman wonders how he made it through the winter
March 18, 2014A National Weather Service meteorologist has given Metro Detroit the number # 1 ranking in its "misery index." And I deliver mail on foot, house to house, six days a week. That probably explains why I...
Read moreWeathering the floods in England
February 13, 2014At long last the army has arrived on the Somerset Levels (a coastal area in South West England) where floodwaters have been disrupting normal life since just after Christmas.
Read morePower company continues lockout despite big snowstorm
February 6, 2014Utility Workers Union of America System Local 102 today strongly criticized the continuing lockout of nearly 150 utility workers.
Read moreCold? Really, it’s warmer than ever
January 8, 2014Winters have been warming rapidly in the majority of the continental 48 states since 1970. And, take note Chicago and other Midwest readers: The coldest states are warming the fastest.
Read moreTragedy in the Philippines the topic tonight at PW call-in
November 19, 2013Like Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina here in the United States, Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines, has become much more than a weather event.
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