Winter 1998-99 by Elaine Charkowski Central Oregon Green Pages An explosion at a nuclear reactor on April 26th, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine created the world’s worst nuclear disaster – so far. The blast heavily contaminated agricultural lands in a 30 km radius around the reactor. The few people still living there must monitor their food […]

1. Clark, V.S., History of Manufacture in the United States, McGraw Hill, NY  1929, Pg. 33-34. Colonial Legislation Affecting Manufactures 33 BOUNTIES, PREMIUMS, AND SUBSIDIES ON RAW MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURES. Among the most prominent colonial laws relating to manufactures, were those providing bounties, premiums, and subsidies. Bounties, which were the most common, applied properly to […]