Monthly Archives: August 2011

Racing is in the Family When the green flag drops, mild-mannered Colfax resident Colby Wiesz lets the dirt fly. Wiesz, who works during the week as an equipment mechanic for Placer County, can be found racing his sprint car on … Continue reading →

The Great Race for Battery Technology One hundred years from now, historians will probably date the beginning of the fall of the American Empire to 1986. That is the year President Ronald Reagan ordered Jimmy Carter’s solar panels torn down … Continue reading →