| Thinking globally
Many think Opper's legacy will be defined by his actions on global warmingWhen Richard Opper was studying to become an environmental scientist 30 years ago, the talk was all about mining.Eastern Montana, which sits atop a thick cap of coal, was eyed as a potential energy Mecca for the United States and plans were in the works to dig several large open-pit coal mines there. Cleaning up the footprints of mining seemed like a career with an awfully long shelf life.Today, Opper (rhymes with copper) heads up the state agency that mandates mine cleanups, along with almost everything else relating to Montana's environment. But today, mining has taken a back seat to more tenacious environmental problems in the state.One of the biggest threats facing Montana now, Opper said, is global warming, which affects everything from the shrinking glaciers of Glacier National Park to Montana's farmers and skiers."Nobody talked about global warming back then," Opper said in an interview in his Department of Environmental Quality office.
What's up 08/27
Applications for Kids Cafe. Kids Cafe, a day care program sponsored by Food Bank of the Albemarle and hosted by the Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public Schools, at Sheep-Harney Elementary, is accepting applications for the 2007-08 school year. Kids Cafe starts today. Applications are available at Sheep-Harney Elementary School's administrative office or at the Food Bank of the Albemarle. For more information, call Ethel Staten at 335-4035, ext. 104. Car group to meet. The Albemarle Cruzers will meet at Camden Square in Camden today at 6 p.m. EC-Pasquotank board to meet. The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education will meet in the administrative office boardroom today at 7 p.m. The board will honor 26 employees who retired from the school district between August 2006 and July 2007.
Overseas medical degrees to be recognised
CHENNAI: India will recognise postgraduate medical degrees offered by universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore soon. "In three months' time, doctors from these English-speaking countries will be recognised here, enabling them to work in Indian hospitals. At the moment, only unilateral recognition has been accorded. We are talking with these countries to urge them to grant bilateral recognition to enable Indian medical degrees to be recognised abroad," Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters on Sunday. He was inaugurating the Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals and India Diabetes Research Foundation. India was moving from being the epicentre of the Big Three diseases — HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis — to the Big Five diseases — diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, stroke and cancer.
Nightlife Calendar
Baldwin's Station: Dave Rowe Trio, 8 p.m. show Sept. 6, $15; Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, $20; Baldwin's Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville; 410-795-1041. Belisimo's: karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturdays; 2900 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster; 410-833-5777. Casa Rico: The Singing Cowboys, Thursday; TownMall of Westminster, 400 N. Center St., Westminster; 410-857-8009 or www.casa-rico.com. Down Under Pub & Grill: karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday; The National Trivia Association presents Quizzo Trivia Contest, 8-10 p.m. Monday; music by Ben Sherman, Wednesday; 4 W. Main St., Westminster; 410-876-0320. The Greene Turtle: Danny McDonnell, 9 p.m. today; Ben Sherman, 9 p.m. Friday; The Solution, 9:30 p.m. Aug. 31; 1604 Ridgeside Drive, Mount Airy; 301-829-9229. J&P Pizza: karaoke, today; DJ Fridays; 2600 W.
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