When Dave Nicholson, N2AWE, was stranded at sea earlier this month off the Bermuda Triangle, he had no fuel and his 47 foot sailboat had sustained severe damage in a storm. When they learned of his predicament, hams with the

The January/February issue of NCJ, The National Contest Journal, is filled with the latest news from the contesting world. Whether you are new to contesting or are a seasoned pro -- or somewhere in the middle -- you will find

On February 3, 2006, cosmonaut Valery Ivanovich Tokarev hand-launched the Amateur Radio satellite SuitSat-1 from the International Space Station during an extra vehicular activity (EVA), NASA's term for a spacewalk. A discarded Russian ORLAN spacesuit, SuitSat-1 was equipped with an

AMSAT China () reports that at around 0230 UTC on December 15, China launched its first Amateur Radio satellite -- named -- into space. The microsatellite -- a secondary payload aboard the CZ-4C rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch

On Monday, December 14, S 1755 -- The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 -- passed the Senate by unanimous consent; the bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. Sponsored by Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT),

Headlines for December 16, 2009; Climate Crackdown: UN Bars Friends of the Earth and Other Environmental Groups from Climate Talks; Police Tear Gas, Arrest Protesters Marching on UN Climate Summit as Hundreds Inside Stage Walkout; NYT Reporter Andrew Revkin on

Headlines for December 15, 2009; The Climate Divide: Dispute Between Rich and Poor Nations Widens at UN Copenhagen Summit; Indigenous Peoples of Canada March on Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen to Protest Tar Sands; Cap & Trade: A Critical Look at

Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is asking police, prosecutors and judges to review the Maurice Clemmons case. She wants them to report back by the end of the year on what lessons have been learned. Austin Jenkins reports.

A federal lab in Richland is developing a computer tool to predict what the next pandemic would look like. Correspondent Anna King reports.

David Hearne the author of the controversial political thriller "Hulagu's Web - The Presidential Pursuit of Senator Katherine Laforge" will be interviewed by James Tidmarsh of KLIX AM 1310 Wednesday - December 16, 2009 at 9:00 am. in Twin Falls,

The changes represent editor in chief Stacy Morrison's latest effort to keep the 106-year-old magazine fresh with its target audience, young, married suburbanites

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More than 36,000 Christians representing more than 1,700 churches across Thailand are prepared to implement My Hope, a successful outreach project of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), at the end of this week. Evangelistic meetings will be taking place

Responding to last week's release of an undercover video showing biased counseling at an Appleton, WI Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, Wisconsin State Senator Glenn Grothman called on authorities to investigate and declared that state legislators should "make sure Planned Parenthood

They arrived in Copenhagen within hours of each other--two Anglican Archbishops with worldwide reputations for championing human rights and climate justice. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, are at COP-15 to advocate for

Half way through the UN climate summit in Copenhagen and after a week in which no breakthrough was achieved, ecumenical leaders have asked negotiators to be more ambitious.

The approach the world has taken to tobacco control holds many lessons for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. A (available with free registration) summarizes the many similarities between tobacco control and climate policy, and how the lessons learned from

This week the is highlighting commentary and news about the conference in Copenhagen and the continuing issues coming out of the financial crisis. On the latter, one thing you can do is sign our petition to "repo the dough" from

One of the major flaws with the financial reform bill that passed the House last week is that it does nothing to stop behemoth banks from growing even bigger.

Today, the House voted on a long-awaited financial reform package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced: "The legislation says very clearly to Wall Street: the party is over." But is it?The strongest part of the bill is the section that creates