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A few solutions to seasonal growing painsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:32AMQ: Wild strawberries are gradually taking over my lawn. I can’t find anything that will kill them without also killing the grass. So I’m reduced to using Roundup and then reseeding the dead area. Is there a better answer?

Dandelions in the lawn: Don't spray them, eat them.Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:01AMWhy go to all the trouble of spraying dandelions in the lawn when you can use the greens in delicious recipes?

MILAN: Local residents receive Beautification Awards for their yardsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:53AMJuly's Beautification Awards, handed out by the Milan Beautification Commission and the Milan Garden Club, recognize the yards of Beatrice Martinez, Jenny and Matthew Clark, Teresa Greenley, Linn and Gary Greene, Joan and Jim Cullip, and Judy and Roger Falk.

Pekin to look at new code enforcement optionsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:43AMIt’s a repetitive cycle for those who don’t keep their properties up to code — the city issues a notice, the homeowner ignores it and then it’s off to a hearing officer.

Reporters' Notebook: All quiet again on school board frontMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:11PMReporters' Notebook is a weekly feature in which our staff members share some of the stories behind the news. With school budgets passed, board meetings have calmed down.

Lawsuit blames tree death on herbicideMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:37PMWhat's killing pine and spruce trees in Indiana? Some landscapers are blaming a new product that recently hit the market.   Read more at www.WISHTV.com

Between the Lines / The art of the luminousMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:45PMI don't know whether it's the serene bucolic setting or the beauty of the paintings, but I always feel drawn to the lovely Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme. Charlene and I went there last week to see the latest exhibit of landscape paintings.

Idaho Falls Receives Hundreds Of Lawn ComplaintsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:32PMIf you've noticed a lot of unkempt lawns around Idaho Falls recently, you're not just imagining things.

Neighbors worry about unkempt houseMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:21PMHomeowners in Springfield's Bay neighborhood may have the perfect solution for keeping up the property around a home that was recently taken by the bank.