World Superbike ends preseason testing #SBK

Crescent Suzuki has concluded its pre-season testing in Spain and Portugal with Alex Lowes and Randy de Puniet completing a successful four days’ work. After the difficult conditions endured at Portimao, the two days spent at the Jerez de la Frontera … [Continue reading]

Hayden back on Suzuki #Superbike #Superbike #motoamerica

  Yoshimura Suzuki has announced its 2015 AMA Superbike rider line-up of Roger Hayden and young up-and-coming racer Jake Lewis aboard the legendary Suzuki GSX-R1000s. The team is now set for the next couple of seasons with Hayden and Lewis both … [Continue reading]

“Fair Share” Campaign Highlights Sweetheart Deal for Oil and Gas Companies #Fracking

The Center for Western Priorities today launched a new “Fair Share” campaign designed to highlight the sweetheart deal oil and gas companies receive when operating on public lands. The campaign includes targeted advertising in Washington, D.C. (view … [Continue reading]

Colorado teachers respond to testing report

Legislation on the crushing volume of standardized testing in Colorado is coming. “Making sure students achieve proficiency in subjects like math and English is critical in meeting our shared goal of providing an excellent education to our students,” … [Continue reading]

How tropical subsoil microbes could slow climate change

By Madeleine Stone, University of Pennsylvania It’s no exaggeration to say the tropics drive our planet’s carbon cycle – the constant transfer of carbon back and forth, on a global scale, between living things and the environment. Understanding the … [Continue reading]

Steamboat Springs wants a standardized testing waiver

GRADUATION BY THE NUMBERS (CONT.) While Sheridan leaders are celebrating, officials in Sterling are concerned they don’t have enough alternative options for students who leave school. The district’s dropout rate increased last … [Continue reading]

Timing for spay and neuter depends on the individual pet and owner

For most pet owners in the United States, spaying and neutering dogs and cats is an important way to benefit animals, their households and society. For female pets, spaying provides important health benefits, while castrating male pets can help … [Continue reading]

New Saudi king is expected to have little impact on oil prices

The new head of the House of Saud was just three years old when his family fortune was made. It happened back in March of 1938, when a well was drilled near the village of Dammam on the hunch of a geologist from the California Arabian Standard Oil … [Continue reading]

Why medical debt – and bankruptcy – are growing problems

By Daniel A Austin, Northeastern University Burdensomely high medical costs are often blamed for pushing many Americans into bankruptcy. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau some 43 million Americans have unpaid medical debt on their … [Continue reading]

The Only Thing Some Democrats Like About The Benghazi Select Committee: Trey Gowdy

“I would look at Mr. Gowdy as the one honest broker in this whole circus.” View this image › Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster WASHINGTON — Democrats have harshly criticized the Benghazi select committee, calling it a political … [Continue reading]