Homeowner Defies Oil Freight, Switches to Wood Heat
A Maryland homeowner details a self reliant move from oil to wood heating inspired by oil price hikes and supply concerns. He describes selling the oil habit, acquiring an antique stove, learning wood heat, and the daily routine of tending the stove in a four room farm house. The narrative blends practical steps with reflections on energy independence and the challenges of wood heating.
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General Grant
Appomattox
World Oil
New Hamp
Shire
New England
Joliet, Sr., Stove Works
Johnsville
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Rome bans private cars from historic center to protect monuments
Rome's new mayor Luigi Petroselli enforces a day ban on private cars in the 200-acre historic core, allowing only residents, taxis, artisans, and journalists with permits to enter. Officials tout a shift to buses and walking as ecologists warn of pollution, with scaffolding planned around monuments and a future archeological park proposal facing slow progress.
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Rome
Luigi Petroselli
Trevi Fountain
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza Navona
Italy
Italia Nostra
la Regina
Technican
Marcus Aurelius
Saturn
Roman Forum
Basque’s life calm after World War II in Washington state
WARDEN Wash AP Miguel Etulain a Basque former Resistance operative now runs a feedlot and farm. He values a letter of commendation from General Eisenhower and a national magazine article about his WWII exploits. He recalls Franco era repression, fights between Basque nationalists and Falange, and his family fleeing to liberal France while aiding resistance.
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Warden
Wash
Miguel Etulain
Etulain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spain
Francisco Franco
Falange
Pyrenees
eHorts
France
Hervic
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