You should know, first of all, that this is yet another productivity protocol that springs from Japan’s famed factory system, ...

Asking “Why?” may be a favorite technique of your 3-year-old child in driving you crazy, but it could teach you a valuable Six Sigma quality lesson. The 5 Whys is a technique used in the Analyze phase ...

Q: For the past several years, we’ve had ongoing problems with our old clay sewer main. The line has to be rooted every few months, and the cost to install a new line would be about $15,000. Why is ...

For all the attention we give our flower beds, trees are an indispensable part of our landscape. Oaks, pecans, magnolias and others add shade, character and beauty to our yards. But behind their ...

With ‘Community Reforestation’ grants, the state will pay to plant trees and combat neglect and invasive species in parks ...

U.S. Senator Tina smith is not seeking re-election, and one candidate wanting that seat is Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. She’s meeting with owners of small, rural farms to learn what their biggest ...

Tomorrow June 5 we shall be commemorating this year’s World Environment Day. This will be celebrated with the hope that ‘together, we can beat plastic pollution’. In what United Nations Environment ...

Today is Cinco de Mayo. And this year, the fifth of May is filled with mathematical joy. It is — Square Root Day! It all started in 1981. "I was writing a check in late August," says Ron Gordon, who ...

Re: “Seattle residents report encampments in record numbers” (Oct. 3, Project Homeless): Regarding this heartbreaking news, may we please identify and commit to solving the root problems that lead to ...