NOT ALL COUNTRIES guarantee their citizens the right to virtually unbridled freedom of speech. The United States does. Would someone please tell the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama? And the dozing guardians of liberty at the University of Mary Washington?

Europeans are worried about their savings and the solidity of their financial institutions as the EU nations hurry to shore up their economies. Asia is watching the value of stocks fall precipitously as well.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland, has just reported that the earth faces the total extinction of one in every four mammals, and that the population is rapidly declining in one out of every two species.

Anyone who loves animals cannot fail to be touched by this video and haunting music .The only consolation is that in this sick world real people still exist who work tirelessly to stop things like this happenning. Thank you Maria and Paul for his memory.

Touching story about Harry, an old dog on his last legs...and why we love our old dogs so much. Article also has a wonderful slideshow of pictures of old dogs being themselves.

Hard cider was for years the drink of choice for many colonial Americans. My own colonial American, Rick, still loves it and has one from time to time. Entertaining piece on hard cider, apple varieties used and taste testing.

California is apparently in dire straits - so much so that AHnald has sent a letter to Treasury Czar Henry Paulson with feelers for $7 billion dollars from the Feds. Hey, where do we get in line?

All about doughnuts - how they evolved into a guilty but irresistible indulgence.

Here's the rest of Mary's important video.

Willie Nelson called one day and asked if he could appear as a guest in our Time 4 Hemp Studios.To discuss how hemp can help the family farm.On 6/6/91 we taped live.I later went on the 91'hemp tour and we were able to get all ..