The space camp experience

So far this summer vacation, my son has made an astrolabe, a foam airplane, a telescope, a film canister rocket, a model rocket, recycled paper and a terrarium biosphere. He has learned about rockets and space shuttles, written a science fiction story, created science art, visited the planetarium and been exposed to basic robotics. He…

LIFE: Hula Around

The workout starts with an “aloha.” Don’t bother with athletic shoes or headbands either. You’d fit in better with a flowered skirt and lei. For fitness instructor Julie Field, teaching aerobics for almost 20 years has given her an idea of what people want: fun. Not content with the regular ho-hum exercise class, Field created…

Bush is passing the buck

What happened to “The buck stops here?” Apparently in the Bush administration, it stops with the first convenient agency head. That poses an interesting question: If Osama Bin Laden were caught, would Bush proclaim CIA Director George Tenet the hero? Don’t bet on it. And why not? Tenet fell on his sword for the President…

Bush is passing the buck

What happened to “The buck stops here?” Apparently in the Bush administration, it stops with the first convenient agency head. That poses an interesting question: If Osama Bin Laden were caught, would Bush proclaim CIA Director George Tenet the hero? Don’t bet on it. And why not? Tenet fell on his sword for the President…

County Web site wins top award

Prince William County’s Web site, dubbed a “government without walls,” is the best of its breed, according to a 2003 Center for Digital Government survey. The county’s Web site, http://www.pwcgov.org, captured the no. 1 rank in a national contest performed by the Center for Digital Government, the National Association of Counties and Government and Technology…