Month: August 2022

“Evergreens do not mix well with hardwoods, although they are handsome in avenues or in solitary splendor. Nor should they be seen in danger on the lawn. They group best with their own kind, and not too close.” – Eleanor Perenyi, “Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden”, 1981 Between chapters on earthworms, endive, and failures, Eleanor Perenyi offered her thoughts on perennials, which she succinctly categorized as conifers or “fleshy-leaved types like mountain laurel.” (Botanists organize evergreen trees into conifers, tropical hardwoods, broad-leaved temperate trees, and palms.) Perenyi apparently had some ambivalence about the use of perennials in landscaping,…

News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 21, 1922 ASHLAND CANYON ROAD WORK WILL BE COMPLETED Ashland, Aug. 21 – Commencing the present season without further delay, it is planned to go ahead with the Ashland Canyon road, both city and county, to join on an equal footing in the remarkable improvement. Members of the town council and county court, reinforced by the presence of state engineer Reyning and road supervisor Bruin, have made a personal inspection of the route that will practically follow the line of…

The loss of two lives this season highlights the risks firefighters face For a number of reasons, this fire season has been a success for agencies responding to wildfires in southern Oregon. We owe them a debt of gratitude for their diligence and hard work. Fire crews this season have the benefit of new technology, including cameras that monitor lightning and others that monitor the wildland/urban interface where homes could be at risk of fires. The cameras allow incident commanders to know immediately which resources to send without having to wait for the first firefighters to arrive at the scene…

August 20, 2022, 5:22 p.mUpdated 13h ago For: News 12 Personal A federal judge in Florida may release a redacted version of the affidavit that allowed FBI agents to obtain a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. New Jersey State Republican Party Chairman Bob Hugin talks to News 12’s Alex Zdan. In addition, Governor Murphy says he could use the Port Authority to eliminate New York’s ability to initiate congestion pricing, which will go into effect as early as the end of next year. Betsy Plum, the executive director of the Riders Alliance and congestion pricing advocate,…

BEIRUT: The decision by Taraya Municipality, Bekaa, to move a monument to Lebanese Armed Forces personnel from the entrance of the city to the side of the road has come under criticism. It was claimed that the monument was moved so as not to disturb a photo associated with a political party. The monument, a military armored vehicle, was given as a token of loyalty to the villagers who had died while defending the country. The Al-Islah’ Al-Baladi (Municipal Reform) organization in Taraya said the decision to put the monument on the side of the road was inappropriate. He said…

High stakes: As of Friday evening, more than $5.9 million in independent spending had been reported in the Republican congressional district runoff, making the race unexpectedly one of the most expensive in the country. More than half of that, $3.4 million, has been spent by Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass through his political action committee, the School Freedom Fund. Yass is connected to the Club for Growth, a limited government, anti-tax organization that helped elect the late Tom Coburn to the U.S. Senate in 2004. This time, his money will help former state Sen. Josh Brecheen, a former Coburn staffer, who…

LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has not been shy about testing his power to advance progressive causes, most notably in 2004 when, as mayor of San Francisco, he allowed gay marriage same-sex defying a voter-approved vote. prohibition His fellow Democrats in the state legislature have now sent him a bill that would allow the nation’s largest experiment with supervised drug injection sites, hoping to reduce a deluge of opioid overdoses. Local governments serving more than 11 million residents, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, could authorize centers that offer clean needles and have staff who can…