The James Logan Courier

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning that U.S. efforts to tighten border security could harm relations between the two neighbors, and hand terrorists a victory.


President George W. Bush meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Oval Office Thursday. White House photo by Paul Morse

By Nick Colberg
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

NASA and the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation announced the formation of a program that will bring students from minority institutions throughout the country to study alongside researchers and scientists at the Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View.


YAV-8B Aircraft arrival at NASA Ames Research Center (NASA Ames Research Center (NASA-ARC) photo)

Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau and The Time Machine. He was a prolific writer in the history of literature, and wrote works in nearly every genre, including short stories and nonfiction. He was an outspoken socialist, and most of his works contain some notable political or social commentary.

Read Wells' classic The Time Machine, free from Project Gutenberg

Hear Wells' classic War of the Worlds, read aloud by Rebecca, from Librivox.


H.G. Wells