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"Ain't I A Woman", which streams free courtesy of the Barrington Stage Company on Thursday, gives the unsung African-American educators, activists, and artists their moment at the center stage of
Flicking through the April issue of the Hong Kong Tatler, a glossy high life magazine modeled after the London Tatler, I was reminded of a story I once heard about the Rothschild house in Paris. When Victor Rothschild visited the Avenue de Marigny in 1944, to see what was left of his cousin’s mansion after four years of German occupation, he found not only Baron Robert’s old
Every time a storm lashes the Carolina coast, the power lines on Tonye Gray's street go down, cutting her lights and air conditioning. After Hurricane
Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, commenting on how states have rejected plans to incorporate storm-proofing measures, such as burying electrical lines, as weather becomes more volatile with climate change, citing pressure to keep rates low. Of $15.7 billion in grid improvements under consideration last year, regulators approved only $3.4 billion, according to a national survey by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center — about one-fifth. (Washington Post – October 25, 2021)
State officials are reluctant to ask ratepayers to foot the bill for investments experts say are needed to fortify the grid against increasingly severe weather.