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Space fans get a treat this week Four missions are scheduled to launch from Thursday to Sunday (Aug. 27 to Aug. 30). Three launch from Florida’s Space Coast, one from New Zealand. The action was to begin early Thursday morning. A technical snag postponed the launch to Saturday. The United Launch Alliance (Boeing and […]
Is The Herd Coming?
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The Voting Scene On Tuesday, I watched a webinar called “Beyond the Pandemic: Has Voting Changed Forever?” presented by the Chamber of Digital Commerce. The webinar included two panels. Both were excellent. The star of the 90 minute webinar was Amelia Powers Gardner, County Clerk of Utah County. Amelia is an advocate for mobile blockchain […]
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Incredible Splashdown This was a big week for SpaceX. SpaceX and NASA brought astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back to Earth from the International Space Station safely and exactly according to plan. They splashed down off the western coast of Florida on Sunday afternoon. It was exciting to watch. Like all astronauts, these two […]
The Dakotas Have the Voting Solution
My father loved cars. So did his father and his father’s father. My great-grandfather, Abner Patrick ran an ad which appeared on March 13, 1912 for a new car made in Philadelphia. The ad was written more than 100 years ago, but it reads like something crafted by Elon Musk. The Bergdoll “40” with self-starter, […]