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A coal miner’s journeyTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:37AMDr. Sam Greco — like many born in the 1920s in the hard-coal regions of Pennsylvania, did not have to plan his early life — the Great Depression had already scheduled it for him. His future was destined to be in the mines, just like his immigrant father before him.

Brown to Gold workshop Jan. 16Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:31AMPlatte County and Columbus has been invited to host one of the agronomy workshops titled From Brown to Gold, improvi...

The Motley Fool financial adviceTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:28AMQ: When I buy stock, what am I buying? I see that the company gets its money when the stock is first issued. But after that, how does the company benefit when I buy a share on the open market?

Rock salt represents hefty investment -- if you can even find itTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:05AMDECATUR - When gas prices finally fell below the $2 per gallon mark, it was a cause for cheer. But some people are finding that some of the money they saved on gas is going toward paying for the rock salt needed to get the ice off their driveways.

Hog farms have changed with the timesMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:58PMThese days, "fat pig" is an oxymoron. Guest speaker Jeff Swenson told members and guests of the Portage Rotary Club Monday that a portion of pork tenderloin is as low in fat as a comparable-sized portion of skinless chicken breast.

WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO SAVE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY Lawsuit presses for Bay cleanupMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:51PMBay Foundation sues EPA to force bay cleanup, looks to new administration for help

Freeze order sa mahigit 30 bank accounts Bolante, inalis na ng Court of AppealsMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:19PMMalaya na si dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante na gamitin ang pondo mula sa kanyang 32 bank accounts matapos mapaso ang freeze order ng Court of Appeals. Bukod dito...

Coalition sues over bay cleanupMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:06PMThe federal government and states bordering the Chesapeake Bay announced to considerable fanfare in 1983 that they would clean up the bay. They announced a new agreement in 1987. And another in 2000. But the bay remains polluted. Saying enough is enough, a coalition led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, an environmental group, filed suit yesterday to force the federal Environmental Protection ...

Monks and nuns raise llamasSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:08PMGALESBURG, Ill. -- The daily, 50-degree temperature swings during winter in the Iraqi desert are brutal on troops, so nuns and monks at the Holy Rosary Abbey are donating labor and resources to knit llama wool helmet liners for the soldiers’ comfort.