Ryan Collins
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Thermopolis, Utah
Powder River Publishing specializes in publishing contemporary fiction and literary fiction.
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Stellwagen Bank Bluefin Fishing: Lessons from an Epic Day on the Water for 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutes Cape Cod has earned its reputation as a world-class destination for Bluefin Tuna fishing, drawing anglers from across the globe who dream of battling these powerful, lightning-fast predators. While there are many ways to target these impressive fish, few methods match the raw excitement of casting spinning gear to surface-feeding Tuna at Stellwagen Bank.
Constant Notifications Are Killing Your Productivity - Here’s How to Reclaim 4 Hours a Week
At 7 a.m. yesterday, a shipping alert lit up my phone. Harmless — yet that vibration shattered the deep-work hour I guard each dawn. Within sixty seconds I’d skimmed two social feeds, tapped an eye-catching headline, and lost the strategic thought I’d woken up to capture. Multiply that micro-derailment by a full day of banners, buzzes, and pop-ups and you have the modern productivity crisis in miniature.
The Importance of Digital Inclusion in Disaster Recovery: A Response to Climate Change
From communities in Appalachia and Florida to the Hawaiian Islands, no part of the US is untouched by the increased climate-related disasters we’ve seen in the past few years. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is updating and publishing a disaster response framework, and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance submitted comments to advocate for stronger integration of digital inclusion activities into post-disaster efforts.
Lunas blank The Sabers 45-0 Saturday at War Memorial Stadium
Oct 6, 2024 By Ryan Mitchel Collins The Maui News WAILUKU – The Maui Sabers (1-3) and the Lahainaluna Lunas (3-3) kicked off a MIL conference game Friday night at War Memorial Stadium. The Lunas took control of the game early on in the first quarter with a 10-yard Joseph Arcangel run. The Lunas went for the two-point conversion on the touchdown run and converted with a Kua Bacalso pass to Brayden Valencia, pushing the score to 8-0.
Robert Dumaran, suspect in IED case, has preliminary hearing continued to September
By RYAN MITCHEL COLLINS Managing Editor WAILUKU–Robert Dumaran, 47, who is being held without bail in the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, was scheduled to make his initial appearance Tuesday for the charge of possessing an unregistered destructive device, and attempting to damage property affecting interstate commerce by means of explosives. The initial appearance for Dumaran that was scheduled for Aug. 27 has been continued to Sept.
IED suspect in federal custody in connection with IED near Kahului Elementary
By Ryan Mitchel Collins Managing Editor of The Maui News WAILUKU – According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Robert Francis Dumaran, age 47, of Kahului, Maui, made his initial appearance in United States District Court today before United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield, following his arrest Saturday at 6:32 p.m. in Maui pursuant to a criminal complaint for possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.
Central East Maui Little League advances to Little League World Series
By Ryan Mitchel Collins Managing Editor of The Maui News WAILUKU – The Central East Maui Little League team is heading to South Williamsport, Virginia to compete for the Little League World Series.
Paniolo’s Coner
Change is never easy Jul 25, 2024 Managing Editor rcollins@mauinews.com By Ryan Mitchel Collins of The Maui News It was a long day for the five planning commissioners on Maui Tuesday as they continued their meeting to ultimately hold a 5-0 vote in favor of phasing out 7,000 short term rental units on the Minatoya List.
Paniolo’s corner: A week of fires, and one assassination attempt
Jul 18, 2024 By Ryan Mitchel Collins Since this time last week, the world has turned upside down. On Maui, the Crater Road Fire gave a not-so-pleasant reminder of last August as the county and state worked tirelessly to keep those they serve safe. No structures were burned and no people were injured. Thank god! We have those who toiled day and night to thank for that. It seemed like deja vu as the fire spread and the familiar smell of smoke filled the Upcountry.
Plane overshoots runway at Kahului Airport, temporarily closes runway
By RYAN MITCHEL COLLINS Managing Editor KAHULUI–According to the Hawaii Department of Transportation a plane landing at the Kahului Airport Thursday in Maui overshot the runway and forced a temporary closure of one runway to incoming and outgoing flights. One larger aircraft arriving from the mainland was diverted to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu.
County warns residents in Upcountry area of 410-acre fire to be prepared to evacuate
By RYAN MITCHEL COLLINS Managing Editor KAHULUI–A brush fire that started on July 10 has spread to an estimated 420 acres near Haleakala Highway about two miles from the Haleakala National Park Visitor Center. Haleakala National Park has been closed indefinitely as a result of the fire and six residents in the area have been evacuated as of Thursday afternoon. Mayor Richard Bissen signed an Emergency Proclamation today at 7:20 a.m. in response to the ongoing Crater Road Fire in Upcountry.
Ryan Collins | Writers | The Ithacan
The Ithaca College baseball team swept its doubleheader against the St. Lawrence University Saints on April 3 on Valesente Diamond at Freeman Field, completing a three-game sweep.
State legislators, public discuss pilot program for medical marijuana
JEFFERSON CITY — Four-year-old Harper Goldsby has Ohtahara Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that causes him to have four to five clusters of tonic-clonic seizures per day. He uses a wheelchair and eats through a gastrostomy tube that was surgically placed in his stomach. Medical marijuana bills winding their ways through the Missouri House of Representatives could ease some of the struggles facing the boy, Candace Goldsby, his mother, testified this week before a House committee.
A Year in, ELD Compliance Is Still Big News
No. 1 White House Reduces Trucking Rules, but Doesn't Ease Enforcement, Attorneys Say Sgt. Steve Vilbert of the Virginia State Police inspects a truck on Interstate 95 for electronic logging device compliance.
New leak detected in area of gas blasts
A new natural-gas leak was discovered in the Boston area Saturday, just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest leak was confirmed just before 11 a.m. local time, and firefighters were preventing people from walking in the area, the CBS television affiliate reported.
New leak detected in area of gas blasts
A new natural-gas leak was discovered in the Boston area Saturday, just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest leak was confirmed just before 11 a.m. local time, and firefighters were preventing people from walking in the area, the CBS television affiliate reported.
New Gas Leak Detected in Boston Area 2 Days After Fatal Explosions
(Bloomberg) — A new natural gas leak was discovered in the Boston area just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest leak was confirmed just before 11 a.m. local time and firefighters were preventing people from walking in the area, the local CBS Television affiliate reported.
New Gas Leak Detected in Boston Area 2 Days After Fatal Explosions
(Bloomberg) — A new natural gas leak was discovered in the Boston area just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest leak was confirmed just before 11 a.m. local time and firefighters were preventing people from walking in the area, the local CBS Television affiliate reported.
Pipe Operator Behind Massachusetts Blasts Had Prior Violations
The NiSource Inc. unit behind multiple gas explosions near Boston Sept. 13 has a long history of violations in the state. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts has had seven violations, raking up $100,000 in fines since 2010, according to Peter Lorenz, communications director for Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The violations included inadequate gas standards, improper pressure testing and failing to follow procedures and federal pipeline safety regulations.
Trinidad inks gas deal with Venezuela to continue LNG exports
HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Trinidad and Tobago will continue to ship super-chilled natural gas all over the world, with a little help from Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley signed a deal Saturday where Trinidad will purchase gas from Venezuela’s prolific Dragon Field, state-run energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela SA, said in a tweet. Under the terms of the agreement 150 MMcf of gas will be supplied every day.
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal With Venezuela to Continue LNG Exports
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China tariffs could mean bleak winter ahead for U.S. LNG
HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- This winter could be a bleak one for America’s natural gas exporters as the fastest-growing buyer of the fuel threatens to halt purchases amid an escalating trade war. PetroChina, a unit of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., may suspend its buying of U.S. liquefied natural gas cargoes during the colder months, just as new American LNG terminals start up. The move could force gas suppliers like Cheniere Energy Inc.
China Tariffs Could Mean Bleak Winter Ahead for U.S. LNG
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Trump Trade Spat Threatens U.S. LNG Exporters
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Move Over, Manhattan: Oil Patch Has Fastest-Growing Rent in U.S.
Rent in West Texas, home to the Permian Basin, climbed to the highest since at least 2005, based on data from apartment rental website RENTCafe, real estate research firm Yardi Matrix and the U.S. Census Bureau. Housing costs have soared as workers flock to the region, lured by the promise of fat paychecks amid the shale boom.
Relationship-based programming to address homelessness
Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges of homelessness — especially chronic or long-term homelessness — in Davis have taken shape. Collectively known as “Davis Pathways�
Legislators aim to curb abuse of pharmaceuticals in Missouri with monitoring program
JEFFERSON CITY — In 2012, Missouri Sen.
Sempra Dreams of Electric Cars in Oil-Rich Texas With Oncor
“We’re kind of the leaders in electric vehicles,” Reed said in a phone interview Friday. “With the excess wind that’s being produced in Texas during certain hours of the day, there may be some good opportunities for electric vehicles to be used in Texas to consume some of that.”
Bajas temperaturas en EU 'congelan' exportación de gas natural a México
El clima gélido inusual que azota al Golfo de México en Estados Unidos está generando el mayor consumo de gas natural en la región en un año, dejando poco combustible para enviar a México.La demanda de gas residencial y comercial en el Golfo se elevó a 141 millones de metros cúbicos al día esta semana, el nivel más alto desde el pasado enero, según las estimaciones de Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
EU tiene un gran negocio entre manos pero necesita a México para lograrlo
Enviar gas natural a Asia desde una terminal en la costa occidental de México podría ahorrarle a los cargadores una gran cantidad de efectivo.El combustible para centrales eléctricas podría transportarse a Japón por 1.81 dólares por millón de unidades térmicas británicas, un recorte de precio superior al 30 por ciento en comparación con el despacho de carga desde Louisiana, dijo el martes Juan Carlos Zepeda, comisionado presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH), durante una...
Fúria de Harvey expõe vício mexicano de gás natural dos EUA
(Bloomberg) -- O golpe violento que o furacão Harvey desferiu no setor de energia dos EUA revela o quanto o México se tornou dependente do gás natural do vizinho do norte. A fúria da tempestade forçou o fechamento de gasodutos transfronteiriços no Texas e impediu que navios-petroleiros levassem carregamentos do combustível.
Hunting for courage; In the face of tragedy Hunter Cole looks forward - Douglas Budget: News
“He fell short landing his front tire, at which time his face hit his handlebars, crushing his goggles and embedding fragments in his right eye,” his mother, Melony Goodwin said. “His legs became pinned under the handlebars as the front tire was shoved into the radiator.” Hunter’s bike rolled over completely, landing in the middle of his spine. He lay unconscious before the stunned crowd for nearly 10 minutes, time seemingly standing still.
Cats open Bolln Memorial Tournament with hard fought 3-2 victory against Wheatland - Douglas Budget: Sports
Mason Barker pitched a complete game, tossing six and two third innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. Barker struck out seven Lobos on the night and earned the victory despite several questionable calls by the umpires that at one point drew out head coach Zach Andrews to have a friendly discussion with the umpires. Barker also had three hits on the game at three at bats with one RBI. Kale Shelver had two hits in the game on three at bats.
Eric Jammerman signs to play basketball with Chadron State College - Douglas Budget: Sports
“Eric’s route to becoming an Eagle had some detours be we are very excited he’s an Eagle,” Reed said early this week. “Eric was one of the best players in Wyoming last season. He has great foot speed, great athleticism, and can find the bottom of the net. We are also attracted to his success as a three-sport athlete. Mostly, he’s a tough sucker that knows what the inside of the gym looks like, he’s a competitor that keeps coming at you.
On the Rebound - Douglas Budget: Sports
The smile Toldson gives off is radiant, hiding the severity of the situation he’s grappling with. “I’m feeling good,” he tells Powell before stepping on the treadmill to walk 3 1/2 miles. It’s a miracle Lee is walking at all, let alone 3 1/2 miles on rehab days and 3 on non rehab days, considering he had a heart attack dubbed “the widow maker” May 28. Toldson’s endurance in the face of this challenge is a testament to his mental strength and physical strength, a sample of the cloth he’s cut from.
Summer youth program being offered at Douglas Intermediate School on July 10-14, and July 24-28 - Douglas Budget: News
The first program will take place on July 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Douglas Intermediate School. The second program will also take place at DIS on July 24-28 at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The two summer programs will offer recreational and educational activities such as dodgeball, kickball, skill building games, drug and alcohol awareness, and much more. Snacks, water, and a lunch will be provided for participants free of charge. Students are allowed to attend both programs.
Cats drop fourth game in a row, look to turn it around in Rawlins this week - Douglas Budget: Sports
Photo by Ryan Mitchel Collins Cats look to slide back into their winning ways Cy Deluna slides into home last Tuesday night at Nida Field in Douglas against the Rawlins Generals. Posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017 12:15 pm Cats drop fourth game in a row, look to turn it around in Rawlins this week By Ryan Mitchel Collins Douglas Budget | 0 comments The Douglas Cats varsity baseball team have dropped four of their last six games, and most recently have lost four in a row over the weekend.
Douglas resident participating in Race Across America - Douglas Budget: Sports
Photo courtesy of Love, Sweat & Gears Facebook A race across America Terri Marso of Douglas (pictured in Ohio) is biking across America as part of The Race Across America. Marso is part of team Love, Sweat & Gears. Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017 1:21 pm | Updated: 1:28 pm, Thu Jun 22, 2017. Douglas resident participating in Race Across America By Ryan Mitchel Collins Douglas Budget | 0 comments Terri Marso (pictured in Ohio) of Douglas is heading to Annapolis, Maryland on a bicycle.
Cats light up the scoreboard in double header - Douglas Budget: Sports
Mason Barker struck out seven Generals in five innings of work, only allowing two hits. The pitching shutout by Barker wasn’t his only accomplishment in the first game, he also had two hits, and scored three runs. “Mason broke out a little bit,” said head coach Zach Andrews. “He had two home runs. Our pitching was good. We played fundamentally sound. We only had one or two errors.” This is how the Cats have been playing lately, coach Andrews said.
COMMENTARY: Safe but shaken after terrorist attack in Brussels
+2 Ryan Collins In the three months I’ve spent in Brussels, the number of armed guards dispersed throughout the city has made me uneasy. They patrol streets, stand outside buildings and are scattered at nearly every metro stop, clenching rifles I’m used to seeing only in movies.But today, I’m happy they were there. Standing on the Porte de Namur metro platform in central Brussels at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, I heard an announcement over the intercom.
COMMENTARY: Safe but shaken after terrorist attack in Brussels
In the three months I’ve spent in Brussels, the number of armed guards dispersed throughout the city has made me uneasy. They patrol streets, stand outside buildings and are scattered at nearly every metro stop clenching a rifle I’m used to seeing only in movies.But today, I’m happy they were there. Ryan Collins Standing on the Porte de Namur metro platform in central Brussels at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, I heard an announcement over the intercom.
Unemployment rates below state average at 3.3% - Douglas Budget: News
The unemployment rate in Converse County for August stands at 3.3% compared to 3.1% for July. In August 2014, Converse County had an unemployment rate of 3.1%. The state and county is well below the national average for unemployment rates for Aug., which was 5.2%, and 5.6% in July. Converse County is reported to have an estimated labor force of 8,538 in August, compared to 8,550 in July. In August 2014, the labor force in Converse County was estimated at 8,318.
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