Over the moon: NASA spends big on upkeep

Florida Today is reporting that the $350 million A-3 test stand being built at Stennis Space Center for the cancelled Constellation Program will “sit idle indefinitely until a new use is found.” The paper also reports it will still cost taxpayers $900,000 a year to maintain. The stand is listed among unnecessary infrastructure that NASA…

This just in. Again.

From The Associated Press. Sound familiar? DENVER (AP) — Jessica Klauzer-Zimmerman and her children have been sleeping on friends’ couches since floodwaters sloshed into her Boulder townhouse — which wasn’t covered by flood insurance. “We were told we didn’t need it because we didn’t live on the flood plain,” said Klauzer-Zimmerman, a single mom with…

Welcome Beatles

NEW ORLEANS It was plenty years ago today that a group of us went to The Beatles concert in City Park Stadium. Tickets were $5. I was lucky enough to win mine from a contest that WNOE had and got to sit on the field in front of the stage. But sitting down really wasn’t…

Second Saturday morning

Walkers in brightly colored outfits were out in force early this morning, headed down Washington Street toward the finish line. Stroller-pushing moms were well represented as was Superman in cape and sunglasses. Another Second Saturday in the Bay. Y’all come on over. Tutus are optional.