Headlines on the front page of the New York Times today read, "Healthy Banks Could Assume A Bailout Role," "Aggressive Push by White House In States' Races," "A Pragmatist, Gates Reshapes Policy He Backed," articles of political interest but that do not necessarily grab my interest.
On the other hand, some news on the front page that could be monumental in the field of environmental science reads "Refitted to Bury Emissions, Plant Draws Attention." The article does a profile of an experimental power plant. Mountaineer is "poised to become the world's first coal-fired power plant to capture and bury some of the carbon dioxide it churns out." This new technology is referred to as "carbon capture and sequestration" and has garnered world-wide interest from scientists. Still, we ought to view this with a watchful and apprehensive eye. Hasn't anyone considered the potential environmental repercussions of storing carbon dioxide in the earth? Its still being produced and thus, still harmful, produced waste. Will its effects raise up from the ground or penetrate water supplies as some worry? Its certainly something to watch with hope, but best watched with skepticism too.
On the bottom half of the front page is a headline that catches my eye immediately reading, "Drill Sergeant at Heart, She Ascends to a Top Spot in the Army." This article was a profile feature of a woman ascending to the rank of commanding Drill Sergeant over an army school, something that has never been done before. I, personally, come from a military family. Along with my father (a Gulf War Veteran and Naval Commander retiree), cousins deployed to Iraq, grandparents, and uncles, my mother was a drill sergeant in the Marine Corps. As a Marine, my mother had a take-no-prisoners attitude. So did this woman. I was taught that limitations should never bog you down. Its great to see women breaking through into the higher ranks!
On the bottom half of the front page is a headline that catches my eye immediately reading, "Drill Sergeant at Heart, She Ascends to a Top Spot in the Army." This article was a profile feature of a woman ascending to the rank of commanding Drill Sergeant over an army school, something that has never been done before. I, personally, come from a military family. Along with my father (a Gulf War Veteran and Naval Commander retiree), cousins deployed to Iraq, grandparents, and uncles, my mother was a drill sergeant in the Marine Corps. As a Marine, my mother had a take-no-prisoners attitude. So did this woman. I was taught that limitations should never bog you down. Its great to see women breaking through into the higher ranks!
Skimming over the Arts section, something of concern: the burial site of Shakespeare is in threat of collapsing? The Holy Trinity Church is scrambling to raise the money in order to fix an unsupported beam in the ceiling. As a student of English literature by profession and personal fan by choice, I certainly hope he can be protected!
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