Michael Shepard

1 week ago | dailyitem.com | Michael Shepard

Before the modern era of year-round food — like imported fresh strawberries in the store on Valentine’s Day — people ate more seasonally. Fresh foods were available in late spring, summer and early autumn, and canned, dried or otherwise long-storing crops carried them over until the next season. Among the most important of these winter foods were dried shell beans. Shell beans are all members of the Fabaceae, or legume, family.

2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Michael Shepard

You’ve just finished harvesting a bumper crop of corn in your garden, and it’s time to put the garden to bed for the season. You dig out the old roots, clean all the debris, and rake the cleaned soil until it looks immaculate. With a sense of pride, you think to yourself that this is how a well-tended garden should look. kAm~G6C E96 ?6IE 76H H66<D[ 2 76H 962GJ DE@C>D C@== E9C@F89[ 2?5 J@F 368:? E@ ?@E:46 CFED :? J@FC 82C56? 365D 2?5 DEC62>D @7 3C@H? H2E6C 7=@H:?8 5@H? :?E@ E96 C@25]k^AmkAm(96?

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Michael Shepard

Bloomberg — Las acciones de Dell Technologies Inc (DELL), Apple Inc (AAPL), Sonos Inc (SONO) y HP Inc (HPQ) se desplomaron el jueves después de que el presidente Donald Trump anunciara amplios aranceles a las importaciones de prácticamente todos los socios comerciales de EE.UU., una medida que amenaza con aumentar los costes, ralentizar la demanda y tensar las cadenas de suministro mundiales.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Shepard

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc., Apple Inc. and HP Inc. plunged Thursday after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from virtually every US trading partner, a move that threatens to increase costs, slow demand and strain global supply chains. Levies unveiled by Trump on Wednesday strike hardest at some of the biggest centers of manufacturing for technology products used by consumers and businesses in the US, including smartphones, laptop computers and other electronics.

1 month ago | cascadiadaily.com | Michael Shepard

Bellingham International Airport (BLI), owned and operated by the Port of Bellingham, is a key connection point for travelers, businesses, and trade in Northwest Washington. But like many regional airports, BLI faces challenges — rising industry costs, a nationwide pilot shortage and shifting airline strategies that favor major hubs. These headwinds have made it more difficult to secure the diversity of flights and service providers that our community wants.