In the Race

For farmer Malcolm Holm, water now is just like a new shovel or tractor — he has to buy it.The amount of water he is allowed to take from nearby Murrumbidgee River has dwindled to nothing for the past three years because of Australia's crippling drought. And so, except for rain he can catch and store himself, he needs to buy water for his 1,000 acres at Finley in New South Wales state, where he grows crops to feed his 600 dairy cows."It's no different to buying a ton of grain or a ton of fertilizer," Holm said. "It's just another commodity."

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"In essence, what the water trade does is make irrigators really focus on the economic value of their water and using it more efficiently," Holm said. "If you can't produce a good crop for the cost of the water, you're better off selling it to someone who can. If the figures add up, you buy it."Holm is anxious. The price right now is too high for him and he is watching his pastures die while he waits for a turn in the market or a drop of rain.

Read the complete article on MSNBC  HERE

Sister Carol and Sister Ardeth make no apologies for their actions and demonstrations in the past. In 2002, the two, along with another nun, broke into a nuclear missile site in Colorado and used their own blood to paint crosses on a silo. Sister Ardeth was sentenced to 41 months and Sister Carol was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison.

After that, maybe you might be able to figure out where the priorities of the  Muskego-Norway School Board are.  Whatever happened to students coming first in a school district?

I guess they haven’t heard about Clayton County, Georgia.


It’s almost as if the concept of “Boomgaard” is a disease that is spreading.

A friend of mine is a school psychologist, and she passed this on to me, and I would like to pass to on to you:

National Depression Screening Day is today, Friday, October 10th.  As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Wisconsin School Psychology Association (WSPA) is proud to join with Lt. Governor Lawton and Mental Health America of Wisconsin to promote a free, anonymous online depression screening on National Depression Screening Day.  

 Depression is a common, real, and treatable illness. Nearly one million individuals in Wisconsin struggle with depression - about one in six.

Unfortunately, thousands of these individuals battle depression alone and remain untreated. Indeed, untreated depression has far-reaching implications for all of us.  Medical costs of those afflicted by depression average twice those who are non-depressed, and those suffering from depression (an estimated 16% of all Americans) are seven times more likely to be unemployed or underemployed.  A recent National Institute of Health study found that depression costs the U.S. tens of billions of dollars annually, primarily from increased health care costs and from lost work productivity.  

Together we can change those statistics. The good news: with early screening, depression is easily diagnosed and treated, minimizing its devastating effects.  

"For most couples, planning the perfect honeymoon is a labour of love. But John and Ann Till, it would seem, have worked harder than most.

The couple spent three months collecting an incredible 60,000 pieces of rubbish to gain 36,000 air miles in a supermarket recycling incentive scheme. "

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"As yellow leaves spiral down from the maple tree outside my office window, I find myself thinking about Persephone, who, according to Greek myth, will soon be heading back to the underworld. A few pomegranate seeds – a few luscious, scarlet pearls that burst, tart and sweet, on her tongue – and she had to return to the underworld for a season every year.

As the grass fades to pale brown and the foliage peaks in reds and oranges, I can imagine a pitched cry from Demeter, who loses her daughter again each year. Then, while Persephone pays penance in the underworld, we experience the silent mourning of winter. "

From Christian Science Monitor   Continued