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Wildfires burn in California along theBigSir coastine.

That’s the name of a bill that the House voted on last week. The official name is the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act — H.R. 6251. Either the “media” has been awfully quiet about this bill, or I’ve just looked in all the wrong places; and I read several news sites regularly.

June 28, 1864, Republican majority in Congress repeals Fugitive Slave Acts. June 29, 1982, President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act. June 30, 1910, Estelle Reel (R-WY), first woman in nation elected to statewide office and first woman confirmed by U.S.

The New Jersey Conservation Foundation, its funding partners and nearby residents will celebrate the preservation of a 182-acre property in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, this morning. Representatives from New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Water

Old is gold June 25, 2008 | 4:51 PM | By Tabassum Siddiqui Popmatters.com, that marvellous repository of all things culture-vulture-esque, plays to our nerdy bookishness this month with a series of essays examining the wonderful world of secondhand books.

The Warren County freeholder board will decide tonight whether eliminating Warren Acres juvenile detention center is the best move to save money. An internal report indicates closing the center would result in a $1.23 million annual savings. The county would...

I'm late to the party on this angle of the oil drilling/gas prices story. That being said I wanted to still discuss it a bit here to get the message out and to show that John McCain's oil drilling plans offshore from Florida are nothing more than a gimmick.

The TVS Television Network, the fourth oldest commercial TV network in the USA, has launched NTV Tele.Net, an advertising supported full time streaming video internet channel, short for the Nostalgia Television Network. NTVTele.Net is a streaming video channel that programs classic TV programs and movies 24 hours daily.

One of the great things about You Tube is priceless moments on the floor of the House or Senate can be brought to our attention. C-Span records the proceedings but someone else edits those 3 and 4 hour marathons down to 2 minutes of pure stupidity. Representative Darell Issa serves up tonight’s course.

June 14, 1877, Nominated by U.S. Rep. James Freeman (R-GA), Henry O. Flipper becomes first African-American to graduate from West Point. June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War.