Sierra Club endorses Chafee Apr 20, 2006
" "The Sierra Club is a wonderful organization with a tremendous legacy of protecting our environment and our planet, and their support means a great deal to me and to my campaign," Chafee said in response to the endorsement. "Environmental advocacy is a traditional Republican value," Chafee asserted. "It was Theodore Roosevelt who founded the American conservation movement, it was Richard Nixon who founded the EPA, and it was Republicans like my father, John Chafee, who fought to preserve our... (Pawtucket Times, RI)
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Three members of a family moving from Texas to Montana were killed in a semi accident near the North Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, reported McKenzie County Sheriff Paul Larson. The father and two children were killed after a semi struck the U-haul van the family was driving in. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Ridge urges public service Apr 20, 2006
Ridge's speech was inspired by a statement made by Theodore Roosevelt: "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.". Ridge reflected on his life's chosen work in public service, which included five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in addition to two terms as governor and nearly four years as the nation's first Secretary of Homeland Security. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
McKelvey takes Annapolis helm Apr 19, 2006
As a member of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Annapolis served as a fully integrated Strike Group force multiplier, conducting three missions in support of the GWOT and transmitting 500 time-sensitive intelligence reports that received high praise from Fleet and National intelligence agencies. Winnefeld praised the outgoing skipper and his crew for their accomplishments during the past three years. (The Dolphin, CT)
As with Katrina, federal role caused discord in 1906 Apr 19, 2006
The Great Quake: 1906-2006 / As with Katrina, federal role caused discord. "Business portions of city destroyed and about 100,000 people homeless. Fire still raging; troops all duty assisting police. Loss of life probably 1,000. Best part of resident district not yet burned.'' A few hours later, another message arrived at the department giving a fuller picture. "I shall do everything in my power to render assistance and trust to War Department to authorize any action I may have to take," he... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
This Easter, the Sun also rises Apr 19, 2006
Reportedly Theodore Roosevelt and philanthropist Jacob Riis organized the service. One of the best-known sunrise services is at the Hollywood Bowl, which began in 1921. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Insects That Produce Males From Unfertilized Eggs Reveal A Surprising Cellular Feat Apr 19, 2006
Posted: April 18, 2006. Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera--which includes ants, bees, and wasps--have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, while fertilized eggs become females. (Science Daily)
• Land keeps going up, up, up in price Apr 19, 2006
Land for sale inside Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora is now listed with a new Realtor, in smaller parcels and for more money. The 218 privately owned acres are a priority purchase for the National Park Service. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Pinnacles park nearly 2,000 acres bigger Apr 19, 2006
Established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, Pinnacles is named for its soaring rock formations. The property has gained fame since 2003 when biologists released California condors there as part of restoration efforts. (San Jose Mercury News)
Lendman:Immigration... Apr 19, 2006
Otherwise its likely they"d have met their fate either at the hands of Stalin or Hitler. Many immigrants came to America to escape war, political turmoil, famine, or religious persecution. Others came against their will as chattel. Most, however, came for economic reasons seeking a better life in a land they saw as one offering better opportunity than the one they left. Some found it, others were disappointed and had to wait for their second and third generation offspring to finally reap some... (Zmag.org)
San Francisco marks quake anniversary Apr 18, 2006
Xenophobic policies directed at segregating ese immigrants got so bad that President Theodore Roosevelt intervened to prevent a diplomatic crisis. But what of the decorum that reportedly reigned, too as glimpsed in photographs from the period showing survivors smiling as they cooked meals on the street and children playing in refugee camps. (People's Daily Online, China)
Mars Cameras Debut As NASA Craft Adjusts Orbit Apr 18, 2006
Posted: April 17, 2006. Researchers have released the first Mars images from two of the three science cameras on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Science Daily)
1906 SF quake shaped state and science Apr 16, 2006
" San Francisco's image, notably in the eyes of Eastern investors uncomfortable with nature's capriciousness, was on the minds of civic leaders who, historians have now discovered, tried to minimize both the quake's impact and the role human error played in fueling the conflagration. The Army, lacking water to fight the flames, resorted to blowing up buildings to create a firebreak, but this ended up spreading the firestorm. And some homeowners purposely set fire to their quake-damaged houses,... (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Harsh measures, error, endurance as devastated city rushed to rebuild Apr 16, 2006
Mayor Eugene Schmitz issued an order authorizing soldiers and hastily-deputized ''special police" to shoot anyone suspected of looting. Xenophobic policies directed at segregating Asian immigrants got so bad that President Theodore Roosevelt intervened to prevent a diplomatic crisis.But decorum reigned, too -- as glimpsed in photographs from the period showing survivors smiling as they cooked meals on the street and children playing at pristine camps.''It's not that there weren't heroic things... (Boston Globe)
As city marks 1906 quake, fears focus on next 'Big One' Apr 16, 2006
San Francisco's large Asian population was hustled from one camp to another until President Theodore Roosevelt ordered that Asians be treated like all other evacuees. A series of anniversary events and a celebration headlined ''San Francisco Rising" will peak this week when 100,000 people are expected to gather at exactly 5:12 a.m. Tuesday for a moment of silence at Lotta's Fountain on Market Street, which survived the 1906 quake and served as a meeting point for survivors.But ultimately, the... (Boston Globe)
What makes a real man? Apr 14, 2006
What makes a real man. What makes a real man. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Saving Old Sounds Apr 13, 2006
Visitors to the website can listen to everything from minstrel and banjo music to speeches and readings by luminaries such as actress Sarah Bernhardt, Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, and a surprisingly high-pitched Theodore Roosevelt. David Seubert, a curator who manages the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project, expected there would be some interest in the old songs, which had been "totally inaccessible." But the enthusiastic response has surprised him: since the cylinder music... (CBS News)
The Great Quake: 1906-2006 Apr 11, 2006
" It was, he said, impossible for a man to stand. People ran into the middle of streets all over the city -- some half-naked, some in their bedclothes, some, it was said, still in formal wear from the opera the night before. At the Palace Hotel, opera star Enrico Caruso ran out in the street, wearing a fur coat with a towel around his neck and an autographed picture of President Theodore Roosevelt under his arm. "Hell of a place," he said over and over. "Hell of a place. " In the Latin Quarter,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
4-state heritage area eyed to bind 'hallowed ground' Apr 11, 2006
Also included are the homes of former Presidents James Madison and James Monroe, hunting cabins used by former Presidents Herbert Hoover and Theodore Roosevelt, and the farm near the Gettysburg battlefield where former President Dwight Eisenhower lived after retirement. . (Washington Times)
History series rejects old reenactments Apr 8, 2006
In fact, McKinley's 1901 murder is a true crime tale with historical significance: the story of a social misfit who wanted to make a mark and who ended up launching the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. I think it best exemplifies the series in many ways," Berlinger said. ''The unexpected events that lead to monumental and unknown change.". (Boston Globe)
What's new in entertainment Apr 7, 2006
" AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Valerie Goodloe "Fun With Dick and Jane" Jim Carrey and Teo Leoni star in this remake of the 1977 comedy about a suburban couple who turn to robbing banks to solve their money problems. With Angie Harmon and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Dean Parisot. Released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Rated PG-13. Available April 11."Wolf Creek" Two young British women and an Australian man set off to explore a remote crater while on holiday. When their car breaks... (Fresno Bee)
Mexican flags draw dissent Apr 6, 2006
" Americans, keep that in mind the next time you see a Mexican flag somewhere in Phoenix. (Gary3114, April 5, 2006 06:47PM) ship them back to Mexico. (Joel6761, April 5, 2006 06:46PM) The saddest thing about this whole issue is that more and more it is being cast as whites against hispanics. makes you wonder...have certain opportunists seen the riches, fame and importance that have been snatched up by the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and thought hmmm..if I can become the hispanic... (AZCentral -- News)
Two shot outside school (Matthew Cella) Apr 6, 2006
The incident occurred about 9:15 a.m., a half-hour after classes began, in a parking lot behind Theodore Roosevelt High School at 4301 13th St. According to police, the two male students were walking on the sidewalk along Iowa Avenue when shots were fired from a car that had just exited the school parking lot. The car then sped from the scene. (Washington Times)
Historic inn poised to reopen Mar 31, 2006
Theodore Roosevelt stayed there when he was governor of New York more than a century ago. In the 1930s and '40s, the Crooked Lake House was a popular destination on the big-band circuit, with the Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller appearing there, according to its Web site. (Albany Times Union)
Amnesty for illegal immigrants? Mar 29, 2006
In 1907 Theodore Roosevelt penned the following advise. I feel this advise is needed more today than ever. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
POSTSCRIPTS WITH MARTHA Mar 29, 2006
" Theodore Roosevelt (Story continues below) ADVERTISEMENTS There must be a way for us to be pro-immigrant remembering that we and our ancestors were all immigrants seeking a better life while at the same time enforcing our laws. President Bush's plan to allow those illegal immigrants who are here to continue to do the jobs that American's won't do (because of our historically low unemployment rate) and to keep on working on a temporary basis may be the way to go. Those who are here must be... (Fox News -- Views)
MICHAEL BARONE: Illegals and opportunity Mar 28, 2006
Assimilation then had the wholehearted support of leaders like Theodore Roosevelt; today, many of our elites have transnational (Samuel Huntington's word) attitudes and regard assimilation as oppressive. The vast majority of ordinary Americans have better sense. (Washington Times)
PART 2: What happened to Congress? Mar 24, 2006
Theodore Roosevelt virtually invented the executive order. Until then, most presidents didn't issue executive orders. (Asia Times Online)
THE GENTLE DECLINE OF MANLINESS Mar 24, 2006
Real men, from Achilles to Theodore Roosevelt to Gary Cooper in High Noon, demand our attention not by their sensitivity or even their reason, but by their manliness. So what is manliness. (TimesOnline)
Amazon Rainforest Greens Up In The Dry Season Mar 24, 2006
Posted: March 23, 2006. The Amazon rainforest puts on its biggest growth spurt during the dry season, according to new research. (Science Daily)
Astronomers Discover A River Of Stars Streaming Across The Northern Sky Mar 23, 2006
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt s harrowing exploration of one of the most. . (Science Daily)
FEATURE - Inspired by Past, NY Town Seeks to Get Kids into Nature Mar 13, 2006
He was a friend of US President Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, and one of the early promoters of the poetry of Walt Whitman. The Burroughs advocates, organised by first-grade teacher Gloria Lipton, have gathered in Kingston, a strikingly rural area for being just 90 miles (150 km) north of New York City, straight up the Hudson River. (Planet Ark, United States)
F-14 Tomcat Of 'Top Gun' Fame Retired Mar 11, 2006
The F-14 squadrons that returned Friday were from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which has been on a six-month deployment for the Iraq war. The Roosevelt was to return Saturday to nearby Norfolk Naval Station. (Click2Houston, TX)
Letters to the Editor Mar 4, 2006
Theodore Roosevelt said, "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, it is morally treasonable to the American public.'' Some of our conservative talk-show hosts should also take note. GEORGE M. LINDSAY San Francisco Editor -- Edward Bell's "Two Cents" (Feb. 26) about how "criticizing every decision because you dislike the decision-maker" undermines America raises an interesting... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Connections both happy and historical Feb 26, 2006
95, 32 pages, ages 6 to 9): Keating narrates the fast-paced life of Theodore Roosevelt in the first person. Though regarded by some as "big and broad and strong," Teddy contends things were "not quite that way," though his goal was always "to do big things." And that indeed he did, from exploring the West to leading the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War to being elected president at 42. (Orlando Sentinel)
Schwarzenegger courts Republicans Feb 26, 2006
He cited former presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. But Young Americans for Freedom distributed flyers that showed Schwarzenegger's face on Patty Hearst's body, suggesting that the governor -- like the kidnapped heiress who joined her kidnappers in bank heists -- is a victim of the Stockholm Syndrome and has begun to empathize with Democrats in Sacramento. (Washington Times)
Bono and Geldof among Nobel nominees Feb 25, 2006
Previous Nobel Peace Prize winners include U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 for organising a 1905 peace treaty between Russia and Japan and Martin Luther King in 1964 for his civil rights campaign. Mother Teresa, the Indian missionary, won the prize in 1979 and former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev won in 1990 for helping to end the Cold War. (Reuters UK -- Entertainment)
'Fat Man' for your boy Feb 25, 2006
Just in case you get a call from Jeep, the answers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. LIVE VOTE. (MSNBC -- Business)
Inqlings | Law prof's book inspires TV pilot Feb 23, 2006
Roosevelt, 34 and a great-great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, describes the plot: "Young associates struggling with legal and ethical issues in a high-powered D.C. law firm." The pilot will be one of many projects offered this summer to networks. Roosevelt will go back to the grindstone with his next work, a book aimed at nonlawyers, about the debate over judicial activism. (Philly.com -- Entertainment)
WP: Energy trumps wildlife at land agency Feb 22, 2006
Belinda, who had worked for 16 years as a wildlife biologist for the BLM and the Forest Service, said he came to work in the agency's Pinedale office 20 months ago because of the "world-class wildlife." He has quit to work here for a national conservation group, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, as its energy initiative manager. "It is a huge attraction for biologists to work in western Wyoming," he said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Activism is inefficient way to make change Feb 21, 2006
Politics in this way is reduced to, as Theodore Roosevelt dismissively observed, the belief that "performing the whole duty of man [consists of] sitting at home in ease, doing nothing wrong, and confining one's participation in politics to conversations and meetings with men who have had the same training and look at things in the same way.". So, is such single-issue activism undermining the fabric of democracy. (Yale Daily News, CT)
Presidents Look to Predecessors Feb 20, 2006
A dozen presidential books by these six authors and Edmund Morris, the biographer of Theodore Roosevelt, have spent about 300 weeks combined on the USA Today list of 150 bestselling hardcover and paperback books. In one of the most ambitious recent projects, under the direction of leading presidential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Times Books is halfway through a publishing marathon producing bite-sized (200 pages or fewer) biographies of all 42 presidents from titans like Lincoln and... (LA Times, CA)
STOMPING GROUND Feb 19, 2006
By The Herald York County usually isn't a battleground when it comes to presidential politics, but it's been a popular destination for a number of sitting or future commanders-in-chief. Since 1900, at least eight sitting or future presidents have made stops here, which one presidential expert says is an impressive number for a relatively small area. (Herald Online, SC)
TR Traps Last Tomcat from Combat Mission Feb 17, 2006
ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT: A chapter in naval aviation history drew to a close Feb. 8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the last recovery of an F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission. Piloted by Capt. William G. Sizemore II, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Fighter Squadron (VF) 213s aircraft 204 was trapped at 12:35 a.m. and marked one of the final stages of the Navys transition from the F-14 to F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. (DefenceTalk)
Think about ending war, not analyzing it Feb 16, 2006
Then-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt pointed fingers: "The Maine was sunk by an act of dirty treachery on the part of the Spaniards I believe," he wrote. On March 28, a fact-finding mission sent to Cuba reported that something outside the ship caused the explosion, clearing the U.S. Navy of responsibility and insinuating Spain was responsible for the deaths of 266 American sailors. (Yale Daily News, CT)
PEOPLE IN THE TWIN TIERS Feb 15, 2006
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group participated in Operation Steel Curtain and maritime security operations. Riley is a 1989 graduate of Athens High School and joined the Navy in July 1989. (Star Gazette--Elmira)
With all my love, Mr. President Feb 14, 2006
Lyndon Baines Johnson, then a young congressman from Texas, declared to his valentine, Lady Bird, mere weeks after they had met, "This morning I'm ambitious, proud, energetic and very madly in love with you." Theodore Roosevelt put Alice Lee on a pedestal, telling her five days before they wed, "I worship you so that it seems almost desecration to touch you." A new book of letters between presidents and wives fleshes out momentous periods of history with the full range of human emotion -- love,... (Washington Times)
MICHAEL BARONE: Politics of negation Feb 14, 2006
Franklin Roosevelt did it better than any other 20th-century president, relating his actions to those of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, his cousin Theodore Roosevelt, and his onetime boss, Woodrow Wilson. FDR encouraged the idea that history is a story of progress toward an ever larger and more generous government. (Washington Times)
Community struggles to keep rights to land Feb 13, 2006
The mining companies are taking advantage of the Stock Raising Homestead Act, a law signed in 1916 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It was designed to promote westward expansion and allowed homesteaders to claim up to 640 acres of free land for cattle grazing. (AZCentral -- News)
Large Sale of Forest Planned Feb 12, 2006
Congress must approve the plans, which several experts said would amount to the largest land sale of its kind since President Theodore Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service in 1905 and created the modern national forest system. "This is a fire sale of public lands. It is utterly unprecedented," said Char Miller, professor of environmental history at Trinity University in Houston, who has written extensively about the Forest Service. (LA Times, CA)
US searches for Yemen fugitives Feb 10, 2006
The US did not say which or how many ships were involved in the search, but the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is in the region. Breakout. (BBC News -- Americas)
U.S. Ships Troll Yemen Coast for Fugitives (AP) Feb 10, 2006
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Prime Rate Investors, Inc. Announces Launch of Colorado TV Station Steamboat TV-18 Feb 9, 2006
Coined "the Switzerland of America," and "playground for the whole republic" by President Theodore Roosevelt, Colorado accounts for twenty percent of all U.S. skier days, boasting seven of the nation's ten most visited ski resorts. Prime Rate Investors (Pink Sheets: - ) is a multimedia holding company with interests in outdoor sports, retail, e-tail, print, web, television and film. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Voices: Patriotism Feb 8, 2006
After seeing many, many letters to editors of various newspapers criticizing Mr. Bush or praising him by Democrats and Republicans and praising and criticizing Mr. Clinton, I offer the following quotation from (in my opinion) one of the best presidents we ever had, Theodore Roosevelt. Patriotism means to stand by the country. (The Joplin Globe)
Post a comment Feb 7, 2006
At the opening of the war in Iraq in 2003, VFA 201 was the first tactical reserve squadron to be mobilized and deployed on a carrier, in this case the USS Theodore Roosevelt, since the Korean War. But long before that, the Navy Reserve's combat squadrons were on the chopping block. (Star-Telegram, TX -- News)
In the Military Jan 30, 2006
include USS Dwight Eisenhower, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Harry Truman and USS Enterprise. The Navy's other remaining non-nuclear carrier, USS John Kennedy, is based in Mayport, Fla. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Williams joining Stiller in 'Museum' (Reuters) Jan 27, 2006
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Letters From Our Readers Jan 26, 2006
I read a quote from former president Theodore Roosevelt which seems like it might well be prophetic: The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. . (MSNBC -- News)
BUSH RECOMMENDS ANTI-COMMUNISM BOOK... Jan 23, 2006
(Over the past year Bush's reading has also included, McClellan said, "Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women," by Geraldine Brooks; "When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt After the White House," by Patricia O'Toole; and "1776," by David McCullough. Goodwin said that while presidents read about other presidents for guidance and solace, "partly why presidents read is the reason that we all read: to relax, to replenish our energy and to go into another era and another time." When... (The Drudge Report)
Legal Eagles Jan 21, 2006
"Arnold said the competition not only gives students a deeper understanding of the Constitution, but it also sharpens their skills for all kinds of college courses and even careers."What most students come away with is the ability to think on their feet and think critically," she said.'You start to care'Back in the classroom, the atmosphere was heady. Staring down on the students were the portraits of men who faced their own constitutional contests, including Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry... (The Joplin Globe)
How true is that memoir? Jan 18, 2006
It's important to be clear and upfront with readers, says Patricia O'Toole, author of the 2005 biography "When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt After the White House." "You have to let the reader know what your game is. If you're telling the reader it's the way it really happened, it ought to be the way it really happened.". Frey offers no disclaimer in "A Million Little Pieces," and there's no indication that his publishers wanted one. (Christian Science Monitor)
US Navy Awards a Major Contract to a Connecticut Small Business Jan 14, 2006
DRC has extensive experience teaching and leading Lean and Six Sigma workshops, as well as applying these tools, through the Office of Naval Research's Lean-Pathways on programs such as Suppliers to the Original Equipment Manufacturers on the SLAM-ER Missile and the San Antonio LPD-17 Class Ships, and Lean Improvement Workshops on USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75), and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). For additional information about DRC please visit the website at. (PR Newswire)
German spies deny guiding U.S. bomb raids in Iraq (Reuters) Jan 13, 2006
A Tomcat is guided into launch position on the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo. (RSS - Yahoo News - Iraq)
The Death of Hunting Jan 9, 2006
Theodore Roosevelt and a handful of other naturalists -- most of them hunters -- argued that wildlife belonged to the public and therefore could not be obliterated by business interests. "Public rights comes first and private interests second," Roosevelt wrote in 1905. (AlterNet.org)
NAVAIR provides troops with eye in the sky Jan 7, 2006
An F-14 Tomcat of VF-213 deployed with the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt flies with a new data transfer system installed to its underside ... Tomcat squadrons VF 31 and 213 are in the last half of a six-month cruise aboard the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (dcmilitary.com)
