Towboat Poem As I’m on this boat, looking out of the window I think about my life, and how far I will go Will I ever be a captain? Or… Read More
WJ Editorial
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After a year of severe trials, the long-awaited vaccines to the coronavirus are now being distributed, thanks to Operation Warp Speed. It may take months for enough of us to… Read More
At the end of an eventful and disruptive year, Jupiter and Saturn aligned for their first conjunction observable from Earth in 800 years, forming a “Christmas star.” In Washington, D.C.,… Read More
The latest version of the Water Resources Development Act is heading toward probable passage in the Senate, possibly as part of a larger appropriations bill. Capitol Hill sources say the… Read More
At this writing, a 90-year-old British grandmother became the very first person who was reported to have received a vaccine against COVID-19. The two vaccines that are being approved so… Read More
Since retiring in August, my wife, Mary, and I have been very busy. We sold our home in Louisville and moved to Edmond, Okla., on the first of October, and… Read More
This exceptional year has brought us COVID-19, economic turmoil and partisan discord culminating in a bitter and divided high-turnout election that is still being disputed, not to mention drought and… Read More
BY DAVE MATSUDA With Election Day behind us, changes are on the horizon for America’s maritime industry. It is inevitable that some federal priorities will change with any new administration,… Read More
The new administration’s infrastructure priorities will become clearer over the next few weeks and months. We hope that ports and waterways are given more than lip service in whatever emerges. Read More
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) gave a video presentation at this year’s Waterways Symposium November 12, one day after she learned that she had been nominated by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to… Read More
