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A good year for big, white Puffballs, PumpkinsTuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 12:13AMWarm and wet. Perfect conditions for growing plants—domestic and wild—in Leelanau County. Just ask Mike Bordeaux, whose is having an unprecedented year for his garden. Bordeaux has been growing pumpkins for about 10 years at his Centerville Township read more

Sports: In briefSaturday, June 12, 2010 @ 12:44AMTrack and fieldFlorida running back defeats UK's Sorrillo in 100-meter finals R

Witness to Appalachian apocalypseThursday, April 29, 2010 @ 2:19PMGlenmary Fr. John Rausch has led tours in the Appalachia region for several years to call attention to a devastating method of coal extraction called mountaintop removal.

Would you use steroids?Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 6:00PMSince its U.S. release last summer, several of my friends have begged me to watch “Food Inc.” — essentially challenging me to devote this column to it. Lying in bed late on Saturday night with my girlfriend’s Netflix account, I acquiesced.

Mark EastonWednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 10:57AMTackling drug use: Are the billions money well spent?

Tureens of nourishment chase any winter blahsThursday, January 28, 2010 @ 2:45AMThroughout the winter -- especially in January, or National Soup Month -- nothing could be finer than a steaming bowl full of home-cooked love. Looking for something different? Here are several twists on familiar fare, with suggestions provided by Dispatch employees and central Ohio gourmands.

New Business In Randolph Serves Organic ProducersFriday, September 25, 2009 @ 11:51PMNew businesses in small rural towns are hard to find and even harder to keep open but a new business venture with a healthy twist just opened its doors in Randolph and the owners have an eye on a healthy future.

Bhopal gas disaster's legacy lives on 25 years laterThursday, August 6, 2009 @ 2:00AMMick Brown meets victims of the world's worst industrial accident 25 years after lethal gas escaped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal.

Movie review: 'Food, Inc.'Thursday, July 2, 2009 @ 11:54PMYou put food in your mouth every day. But do you know exactly what you're consuming when you pick up chicken breasts at the grocery store or drive though a fast-food restaurant for a cheeseburger? Or do you even bother to care?