Monday, August 1, 2011
Obama Hurt by Debt Debate
George Condon, National JournalThe details of the debt deal still being hammered out Sunday night allows the United States to avert an historic default if it survives tough votes in Congress. That's enough to bring great relief to the White House. But no cheers. The months-long melodrama leaves President Obama weakened politically and potentially constrained as a president.Obama put the best spin possible on the deal when he announced it in the White House briefing room. But there's little good news for him and his party in what's immediately known about the framework of the compromise. The best hope...
Weekly Whitewater Watch: June 27th ? July 4th 2011
Planning on taking an O.A.R.S. trip in the near future? Booked on an O.A.R.S. trip already? We present you with our weekly whitewater watch – a resource available to YOU, the interested adventure traveler. Check back every week for updates on rivers across the west! Here you will find information regarding weather, river flows, exciting [...]
Advice from 30,000 miles on the Trail
Wear Trekking Gloves When you use trekking poles, your hands are constantly exposed. Wind, cold, sun, mosquitos, sandflies, midges… They used to torment my hands, until I began wearing trekking gloves. That?s when I discovered gloves also make trekking poles more comfortable. Yes, even Leki trekking poles. Leki?s Aergon grips are excellent, but I find [...]
Panel: Nation Needs New Nuclear Waste Site, Pronto
A blue ribbon commission warns that finding and building a new, permanent underground site to store the nation's nuclear waste could take 50 years or so. In the meantime, the panel says, the U.S. should build one or more temporary storage sites.
'Microstyle' Marketing: Slogans For The Self
The way to the next job, relationship, networking connection or contract might just be a Tweet ? are yours good enough?
Pre-Trip Anticipation
My daughter Jenn has a birthday this month and she always wanted to kayak/raft in the Salmon River area…..especially the Middle Fork Salmon. So it seemed natural to take her on this trip. Little did I know that this birthday present for her would be scaring me half to death. Making plans for the O.A.R.S. [...]
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