May 18th and 19th, 2011Flagstaff area, Northern Arizona

Design a Patch! Your artwork could go on an undersea adventure aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus. National Geographic Explorer Robert Ballard, NG Emerging Explorer Katherine Croff Bell, and NG Kids will choose one drawing to be made into a patch worn by the Nautilus crew as they cruise the world’s oceans to make exciting discoveries. [...]

Obama Shifts to Speed Oil and Gas Drilling in U.S. By JOHN M. BRODER In at least a partial concession to his critics, President Obama announced several steps to accelerate drilling on public lands and waters.     For the complete story go to nytimes.com

Bearizona in Williams, Arizona near the Grand Canyon is celebrating their first anniversary on May 22, 2011 with a BBQ, Birthday cake and small animal/bird shows and a petting zoo not to mention the drive through park with Bear, Bison, Wolf etc.   ………. if you are in Phoenix or nearby come on up and join [...]

  The proposed expansion……………….     If you can assist with donations, I’m sure they will appreciate anything you can afford to send them.   Either click the elephant button on the right side of the page or go directly to their site and read all about the elephants and their care at: http://www.elephants.com/   [...]

Third-party investigations into large-scale agricultural enterprises, and the benefits they reap for society, have a long and storied history in this country dating back over century, when publication of The Jungle exposed conditions inside meatpacking plants and led directly to federal regulation of that industry. Indeed, many of the advances in animal protection laws have [...]