America’s Breadbasket Drying Up [1] (What the article doesn’t explain is that half of this drought is political–since California Aqueduct water has been diverted from many farmers. California’s water politics are Machiavellian.)
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When is a nickel not just five cents? By chance, I got a fine condition 1944-P War Nickel [2] in change at the local US post office today. (These are 35% silver, with a current melt value of about 90.1 cents per coin [3], their numismatic value is a bit higher.)