Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:51:16 -0700

The stakes just got higher in the 3-D chess game China’s playing for natural resources. This is not another thread to the “China buys the world” story line. This is a defensive move.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:06:14 -0700

If the recent meeting between Vancouver city officials, representatives of the Port of Vancouver and the world’s largest mining company was any indication, then the building of a new export operation — and at least 60 jobs to go with it — is all but a certainty. “We have a process and a procedure to get you through to approval,” Jon Wagner, senior planner for the city, told the roomful of people ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:37 -0700

Here's a tip from the Orange County Master Gardeners about fertilizing your cool-season (fescue) lawns: Fertilize on Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Fescue lawns are green and growing during the cool months of fall, winter and spring.