Archive for October 9, 2012
Investing in Progress
By Josh Knauer As a software entrepreneur, I find it ironic to see people going online to rail against taxes and government spending. The Internet grew from government research financed by earlier generations of taxpayers. So did computers, GPS technology and many other technologies we take for granted today. The Global Positioning System (GPS) we access from our phones, computers and cars was developed and is still operated by the Department of ... Full Story
Overwrought Empire
The Discrediting of U.S. Military Power By Tom Engelhardt Americans lived in a “victory culture” for much of the twentieth century. You could say that we experienced an almost 75-year stretch of triumphalism -- think of it as the real “American Century” -- from World War I to the end of the Cold War, with time off for a destructive stalemate in Korea and a defeat in Vietnam too shocking to absorb or shake off. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, ... Full Story
Premier Gymnastics: 2012 Aerials Fall Festival
Level 6 Team. Front; Reagan Ball: Back L to R; Kaiya Lindhardt, Kylla Justice, Kira Sanchez, Madison Blair, Abby Stoops, Morgan Kenner and Lauren Thomas By Julee Graham Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies participated in the 2012 Aerials Fall Festival in Colorado Springs this past weekend, October 6-7. The Level 4 Team Placed 2nd and the Level 6 Team Placed 3rd in the overall Team results. Both, very impressive finishes. Level 4 Team Results: Top 5 All-Around Finishers: In the Younger ... Full Story
