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Wyatt Emmerich

Drilling wells in the warm heart of Africa
10/26/2012 - 3:33pm

I RECENTLY LEFT my wife and three children and traveled to the other side of the world. My destination is Malawi, the “warm heart of Africa,” the fourth poorest country in the world.

Traveling with...

Egads! 54 years and I am still alive and kicking
08/02/2012 - 11:03am

when I changed the date on my editorial page, I realized this will publish on my birthday. Time for my annual column of personal retrospection. I will be 54.

It seems like yesterday, I was having to admit to middle age. Now I am having...

Move over law is an easy way to get a ticket
05/29/2012 - 12:55pm

I fought the law and the law won. Alas, my 37-year perfect driving streak has come to an end.

I didn’t go down without a fight. My “move over” violation had a gray area, but in the end, the judge sided with the police...

From the publisher - What’s that they say about opening your eyes and ears?
04/10/2012 - 6:32pm

We were sitting around the dinner table going through the usual conversation routines. “So how was your day?” wife Ginny asked. I shrugged and gave my usual, “Fine. Nothing new,” when 15-year-old son John chimed in:...