When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in early 2021, we were bracing for yet another surge in COVID-19 cases as new hot spots emerged across the country. With vaccines available and Americans eager to return to life as normal, lawmakers correctly recognized that to accelerate ...
Those spectacular pictures of galaxies forming at a time very near the origin of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope came at a pretty price: $9.7 billion, to be precise. It is fair to ask, “Is the Webb telescope project worth the price?” The James Webb Space Telescope project ...
As the days grow hotter and we look for relief from the sweltering heat, one of the favorite treats sought by many is none other than that sweet, creamy, dairy treat – ice cream. We all remember growing up longing for our preferred flavor, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, pistachio or the ...
Like many kids, I was once captivated by all things space. I took out every book on space from the school library. I did a book report on astronaut Sally Ride. I wanted to be an astronaut myself. Later, I studied astronomy and physics and even interned at the Hubble Space Telescope program ...
DISCLAIMER: By time you read this, the Mega Millions billion-dollar jackpot may have already been won Friday night (I submitted this last Wednesday). DISCLAIMER #2: I have no idea the condition of Nashua’s finances and budget, so the following free advice I’m offering to Mayor Jim ...
Maybe they simply weren’t aware of the importance of consuming copious amounts of water when Mother Nature turns up the heat on us. Or maybe it wasn’t as easy as it is today to find as much clean water as they needed. It also could be that for some odd reason, the idea of shedding a layer ...
