Mike Collier

Tulsa

Chief Meteorologist at KJRH-TV (Tulsa, OK)

Meteorologist at #MCWX #Tulsa. Father of three. Tulsa Native.

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Articles

Defense Tech for Ukraine brings straight talking on drone warfare to Rīga

3 days ago | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

There was also lots of excited speculation about future drone developments and not a little justified pride in the role Latvia has played in jointly leading the Drone Coalition for Ukraine alongside the United Kingdom. But beyond the positivitiy and technology, there were also some important reminders that drone warfare is not a video game.
Belgium and Türkiye to join Drone Coalition for Ukraine

1 week ago | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

Speaking early in the day, Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds revealed that both Belgium and Türkiye have expressed an interest in joining the Drone Coalition for Ukraine, which currently consists of 18 countries. "The International Drone Coalition is becoming stronger, which means that we will be able to supply Ukraine with more and more drones, while also strengthening the defense industries of Latvia, the EU and NATO countries.
Belgium and Turkey to join Drone Coalition for Ukraine

1 week ago | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

Speaking early in the day, Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds revealed that both Belgium and Turkey have expressed an interest in joining the Drone Coalition for Ukraine, which currently consists of 18 countries. Describing Wednesday's get-together as a "truly unique event", Sprūds added that "By helping Ukraine we also defend our common values".
LSM English is switching its default spelling setting

2 months ago | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

So, it has been 'armor' rather than 'armour', 'center' rather than 'centre', and 'aluminum' rather than 'aluminium'. Most noticeably, perhaps, it has also meant 'defense' over 'defence'. The original thinking was that American English represented a more inclusive 'international' English. This has often required a lot of rather tedious editing of European source material, which tends to favor/favour British spelling conventions, even after the UK's exit from the European Union.
Midweek mix: Radio NABA, Virtuoso duo, Nature Facts

2 months ago | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

There is a wealth of material available via the official LSM media portal REplay.lv where you will find all of the available archived material as well as direct links to live coverage as it is broadcast (look for the word 'tiešraide', which means 'live'). Viewers and listeners outside Latvia may be particularly interested in the 'Visiem' online TV channel which broadcasts material that should mostly be free of geoblocking issues.
Foreign policy yearbook prompts spicy free speech debate in Saeima

Feb 27, 2025 | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

AS lawmakers objected to part of the Yearbook which discussed relations between Latvia and Israel. At a previous Saeima sitting February 13, AS politician and former Saeima speaker Edvards Smiltēns said some of the Yearbook's recommendations "in my opinion, damage our relations not only with Israel, but also with our strategic security partner – the United States of America."The publication of the Yearbook has become a staple of Latvian geopolitical discussion over the last few years.
Midweek selection: Midsomer mania, Opera premiere, Ukrainian ambassador

Feb 26, 2025 | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

There is a wealth of material available via the official LSM media portal REplay.lv where you will find all of the available archived material as well as direct links to live coverage as it is broadcast (look for the word 'tiešraide', which means 'live'). Viewers and listeners outside Latvia may be particularly interested in the 'Visiem' online TV channel which broadcasts material that should mostly be free of geoblocking issues.
Mārtiņš Kazāks handed second term as Latvian central bank governor

Feb 6, 2025 | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

Kazāks was confirmed in a Saeima vote carried by 67 votes to 18 with 4 abstentions. The vote finally draws a line under a saga that has raised question marks about the ability of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa's three-party coalition to come up with joint decisions and put Latvia temporarily in the embarassing position of leaving its seat at the table vacant during meetings of the European Central Bank because it was unable to install a governor in a timely manner.
Man-ure not going to believe these stats

Jan 29, 2025 | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

Did you know that 40% of all farms in the EU have manure storage facilities (based on figures from 2020)? You do, now!The highest share of farms with manure storage facilities was in slurry-tastic Slovenia (nearly 100%), but second on the list is Latvia (98%), followed by near-neighbor Estonia in third (92%), which your olfactory organ will confirm when the wind is blowing from the north.
Disgraced Aivars Lembergs and daughter sanctioned by the United Kingdom

Nov 21, 2024 | eng.lsm.lv | Mike Collier

Lembergs, who has been sanctioned by the United States since 2019, now finds himself the subject of an asset freeze after being included on a list of people "who are or have been involved in serious corruption." In its announcement the UK government describes Lembergs as: "one of Latvia’s richest people, who abused his political position to commit bribery and launder money.