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Date: September 8th, 2008

OPEC looking to cut production to keep prices high

8 September, 2008 (07:56) | Politics | By: ricjames

And this is why we need to be producing more of our energy resources domestically: With oil prices off nearly 30 percent from their highs of almost $150 a barrel, OPEC oil ministers are considering what was unthinkable just a few weeks ago — cutting back output to prop up the price of crude. Governments [...]

The lights are out at Coney Island

8 September, 2008 (06:13) | Human Interest | By: ricjames

My very first paying job, now almost 3 decades ago, was as a ride operator at an amusement park called Kings Island just outside of Cincinnati, OH. I ran The Monster, a six-armed “octopus”-style ride controlled by 2 manual levers hooked to a pair of hydraulic pumps. There wasn’t a computer anywhere even near that [...]