One of the ways a landfill engineer anywhere in the world earns bragging rights is if he can pour himself a glass of the leachate from his landfill and drink it. Jeanne Marie Laskas bragdrinkearn Change image and share on social
In the Dobbsian view of America, the mainstream media isn't evil because it's liberal but because it's lazy. And Washington is utterly corrupt, has sold out, Democrats and Republicans alike. And corporate America is an insatiable pig. Jeanne Marie Laskas alikeamericacorporate share on social
Every vice president since Mondale has lived up on this hill, on the twelve-acre campus of the Naval Observatory in Northwest Washington. It's a pretty house with a wraparound porch and a white turret. Jeanne Marie Laskas acrecampushill share on social
In Arizona, anyone over 18 can buy an assault rifle, at 21 you can get a pistol, and you can carry your gun, loaded or unloaded, concealed or openly, just about anywhere. Jeanne Marie Laskas arizonaassaultbuy Change image and share on social
Whether we buy into the rhetoric or not, one thing has been made clear: Illegal immigration is a problem reaching a breaking point, and something must be done. Jeanne Marie Laskas breakbuyclear Change image and share on social
Bob Dole is not a bitter man. That part is jarring. His life was hard. Jeanne Marie Laskas bitterbobdole Change image and share on social
One cheerleader per season per NFL squad is chosen to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. All season long, the cheerleaders speculate about who will be chosen. Jeanne Marie Laskas attendbowlcheerleader Change image and share on social
A person can't just drive around the North Slope, visit the locals, stop in at a burger joint. There are no locals, no burger joints, no houses, no cities, no churches. Jeanne Marie Laskas burgerchurchcity Change image and share on social
For centuries, native Eskimos cut blocks of oil-soaked tundra from natural seeps to use as fuel. In the 1920s, explorers arrived and began poking holes. In 1968, they discovered Prudhoe Bay State No. 1, the largest oil field in North America and one of the largest in the world, and a year later the adjacent Kuparuk field, the second-largest. Jeanne Marie Laskas 1920sadjacentarrive share on social
The last time Congress seriously addressed the notion of creating a way to keep track of America's guns was 1968. Jeanne Marie Laskas addressamericacongress Change image and share on social