Riding with Tricky Dick

Ed Nixon, the youngest brother of the late President Richard Nixon, has just published a book, "The Nixons: A Family Portrait." Ed Nixon is plugging the book, and a report in the Everett (Wash.) Herald has an interesting aside during an interview with him: Of all his memories, none were told with more delight than … Continue reading Riding with Tricky Dick

Reaping the wind

This is the new 1.5-megawatt wind turbine that was erected a few months ago in the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M. If you're a semi-regular visitor to Tucumcari, it's quite striking to see it for the first time. It's nearly 400 feet tall, so it dominates the area landscape like nothing else except for … Continue reading Reaping the wind