This is dam stupid.
Seven months after the federal government spent $850,000 to demolish a dam on the Harpeth River in Franklin, Tenn., the Army Corps of Engineers are spending $1.4 million to plan new, smaller dams to hold back floodwaters.
The big dam was removed as a way to improve the river’s ecosystem and make it more accessible to canoeists and fishermen.
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If you love whales and can count, Hawaii’s got a job for you.
Officials in the Aloha State have put out a call for volunteers to participate in the annual humpback-whale count.
Participants will be assigned to stand on beaches and keep track of how many times they see whales pop out of the water nearby.
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This is sure to kill the intrigue.
A Texas lawmaker is proposing a law forcing all exotic dancers to be licensed — and to wear ID tags displaying their real names and license numbers while stripping.
State Rep. Bill Zedler says he hopes the move will discourage woman from entering the profession.
It would at least guarantee that no “Amber” or “Aurora” or “Brandi” or “Chastity” or “Crystal” or “Destiny” or “Lola” mounts the pole in Texas again.
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A long-haired man in Portland, Ore., was busted for allegedly choking his girlfriend with his dreadlocks.
Caleb Grotberg, 32, allegedly used his hair as a weapon — proving once again that dreadlocks don’t choke people, people with dreadlocks choke people.
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Maybe they can make nice vases to hold the spare change they collect.
The UK government is spending $300,000 to help improve the lives of the homeless — by giving them pottery lessons.
“There is a chance for them to end up very highly skilled,” an instructor said.