Growing up in Texas, I have witnessed on a yearly basis the benefits and pleasures of a screened in porch. They are really nice to have for a couple of reasons, and I have always enjoyed the idea of being able to sit out on my porch and not have to worry about...

For centuries, Middle East water wars have raged over the Jordan River, from its northern headwater gushing at Mount Hermon, down its 200 mile stretch to where it empties as a brown syrup into the Red Sea. Prior to the modern era, tribes fought along the Jordan...