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Operation Dry Water – it’s not an oxymoron, but a contradiction in terms. It’s supposed to be cute, attention-getting. And it’s supposed to make you think twice about Boating Under the Influence. NASBLA – NO, it’s not those guys, you of the filthy mind. It’s the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators who are [...]

According to the International Whaling Committee, the worldwide whale-watching industry enters about $2.1 billion in its collective ledger each year. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), which funded the report says countries that kill whales would be ahead if they switched to whale watching. Iceland believes the watching and killing industries are compatible. I [...]

I wish that this picture told the whole story, or that the story published in Coast Guard news told the whole story. But they don’t. The boat is grounded near Coho anchorage. That’s near Pt. Conception but generally out of the worst of the weather. I’ll try to find out more, but am not particularly [...]

The Surgeon General wasn’t sure how to proceed. Is it the Pacific that is hazardous to your health or stupidity? If it’s stupidity, well, that sounds like a judgment on someone’s judgment and what politician would want to take a stand on someone’s right to be stupid? So here you have Zebulon Tryon and Chris [...]