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Spotting of plant species a rarity in Kodiak Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 10:09PMA rare plant that had been documented only three times before in the world is suddenly making appearances in two different parts of Kodiak.
E-mail letters, Sept. 9, 2010 Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:03PMRecent coverage of the Riverfront Trail has been gratifying, with details on the dedication of the new section, planning for the next section and Bill Haggerty’s column.
N.H. Could Be Next GOP Trouble Spot Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:38PMThe nation’s most competitive Senate primary Tuesday may be 400 miles north of Delaware.
Men and mules, A step back in time Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:42AMTuesday morning dawned bright and sunny. For four local men it was the perfect day to step back in time and have a little fun in the process. Hugh Bellomy, who lives up Tupelo Pike near the Pikeville Store, had a field that needed plowing.
Crop Watch: Wheat drilling kicks off Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:06AMOilseed rape drilling is almost over and attentions are turning to weed control and wheat establishment, according to our Crop Watch agronomists.
College Sport: MAGS topple champs to take cup Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:26PMNot without some anxious moments, the Charlie McAlister-coached MAGS 1st XV completed their 17-match season unbeaten with a hard-fought 20-17 victory over reigning world schoolboy champions Hamilton BHS in the Top Four tournament...
Growing interest in local foods to be celebrated in 3 Northeast Ohio events Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:03PMLove local food? Get ready for the first Cleveland garlic festival at Shaker Square, the first farm and garden festival at Cleveland Botanical Garden, and a fundraiser for the historic Coit Market.
Klamath celebrates blackberries Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:54AM2nd annual even is set for Sept. 11After a successful debut last year, the Klamath Chamber of Commerce’s Blackberry Festival is back and “juicier” than ever, according to Chamber President Paul Crandall.
Daniel King's fresh hope for blackgrass control Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:51AMStacking residual herbicides is a key new plank in a Lincolnshire grower's never-ending struggle to overcome blackgrass this autumn.
Growing Concerns: Grass seed product mixed with mulch helps keep soil moist Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:18AMI read last week's column about seeding bare spots in the lawn. We have some seeding to do now, but because my wife and I both work during the day, we won't be home to water. Do you have any suggestions how to keep the seeds wet?
Farmers reluctant to use float trays Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:58PMMany small-scale tobacco farmers in Mashonaland West and Central have expressed reluctance to switch to the float tray technology, saying it is labour intensive and poses too many technicalities for the ordinary producer.
SALINE: Saline Flowerland employee wins homemaker title in Chelsea Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:13PMAndrea Webb was no stranger to the Champion Homemaker crown at the Chelsea Community Fair, taking the title in 2006 as Andrea Wahr before her marriage.
Lawns could use some help Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:34PMNo question, the best time of the entire year to upgrade a lawn is from late August until the middle of September. Does your lawn need help? Most do. What kind of help? Whatever needed operation that is undertaken to improve grass growth can be done now.
The flower Jail Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:13PMI call it jail. I spend my life here.
Oakmont students sowed and #8216;green' seeds Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:12PMASHBURNHAM - Ashburnham Municipal Light Department Manager Stan W. Herriott hopes $400,000 worth of solar panels on municipally owned buildings will set an example for residents to make the move to greener alternatives.
Bristol Profile: Recycling truly can make a difference Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:00AMWe can all help take a product to the end of its useful life and make a world of difference in healing this planet that has been entrusted to us – our home. Reducing, reusing, and recycling can save money. When we recycle, everyone wins. Success comes in cans.
Many homeowners choose to remove, rather than repair, pools Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:26AMMike Eckman's backyard swimming pool was "a good friend" for years, but with his children now grown it was hardly being used. And it needed costly repairs.
Chirp, chirp, chirp ... Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:33AMThe North Platte Telegraph It seems like almost overnight formerly clean, litter-free businesses and sidewalks in North Platte have been transformed into a sea of black, writhing bodies. Cricket season is in full force, and it's a problem that one local bug expert says isn't going to go away anytime soon.
Zimo: Pup gets chance to shine after making first retrieve Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:15AMIt's time for high-country hunting.
Out 'N About: Season's first squirrel hunt proves a bust Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:52PMTwo friends and I tried our luck at squirrel hunting the other day, and like most of my escapades to the wilds, this one turned out to be a bust as far as harvesting squirrels.
Delicious are the winds of change Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:09PMTo mark the launch of the 2011 guide, Larissa Dubecki and Janne Apelgren explore the year's top food trends.
Colleg Football Capsules: SMU finds new life under pass-happy June Jones Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:11AMDALLAS (AP) — June Jones watched four quarterbacks take simulated shotgun snaps while four receivers scattered across the SMU practice field. Moments later, four footballs went flying.
U.S. Open: Nadal is king when it comes to fans’ love, but can he rule the court Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:39AMNEW YORK - “Rafa, Rafa, over here, Rafa.” This noisy, frantic, staccato cry bounced around the U.S. National Tennis Center grounds Saturday, where crowds gathered to watch practice and to maybe snap a cell phone photo of a favorite player, the favorite player being Rafael Nadal if decibel measurement of cheering counts for anything. Roger Federer received [...]
Medway Community Farm produces learning, growth Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:28AMThe Medway Community Farm not only provides fresh produce to the town - it also serves as a venue for hands-on learning for its younger residents.
Kim to defend title at injury-hit Open Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:10PMNEW YORK: It looks likely to be a case of last woman left standing to win the US Open as Kim Clijsters defends her crown in a tournament that already resembles a casualty ward.
Flights of doves are a flighty proposition Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:08PMA change in the weather will clear out a field that looked like a can't- miss spot when scouting.
David Miliband: 'I can build a coalition across the party' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:16PMFor a Labour leadership contender who insists his politics is all about the future, David Miliband is acutely concerned about history repeating itself. "It should be a very sobering fact that after we have lost previously we have gone a very long way to writing ourselves out of the script for very long periods." No one should underestimate what the Conservatives are willing to do to hang on to ...
Practise sustainable farming methods Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:17AMTHE Environmental Management Agency advises farmers to practise sustainable farming activities and carry out important agronomic practices timely.
Netball stars reach for Constellation Cup Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:07AMNetball finally has its Bledisloe Cup, 72 years after New Zealand and Australia commenced a rivalry which spans almost 100 tests.
Netball: Seeds of modern game sown 50 years ago Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:17PMWhen the Silver Ferns take the court against Australia in Adelaide tomorrow, it will be 50 years since Dixie Cockerton's New Zealand team first did battle against Australia in the seven-a-side game we know today.These pioneering...
Garden Detective: Pruning mature pear trees; mystery weeds in newly seeded grass Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:23PMWe have several mature fruitless pear trees that were planted about 12 years ago. Now, they're about 25 feet high and 12 feet wide.
Attack weeds before they seed Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:43PMFALMOUTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- While the grass has struggled in the summer heat this year, most weeds have thrived. Those weeds are putting out seeds right n and that means now is the time to get a handle on them.
Lawn weeds out of control Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:34PMQUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) -- It's being called an epidemic in the tri-states by some experts.
Junipero Serra no-mow fescue attracts attention Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:46PMQ:I am curious to know what kind of grass has been planted along the roadside on the east side of Junipero Serra Boulevard coming north off Interstate 280, just before the 19th Avenue/Junipero Serra split (in San Francisco). It's the thickest, longest grass I'... Junipero Serra Boulevard - Interstate 280 - San Francisco - Festuca - United States
Miami Twp. Community Garden's first season a success Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:11PMSandy Fry's favorite thing about working in the Miami Township Community Garden isn't planting seeds or watering her vegetables. It's the people she's met.
Researcher finds revolutionary way to treat eye cancer Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:23AMRare but devastating, eye cancer can strike anyone at any time and treating it often requires radiation that leaves half of all patients partially blind.
Hatfield dedicates environmental center Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:15AMHATFIELD TWP. — Officials gathered in the township’s Nature Area Wednesday as the commissioners dedicated a pavilion for the new Williams Kindig Environmental Center.
A Christian initiative at a Gresham apartment complex bears fruit Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:11PMTheir goal: Create a sense of community in a chaotic neighborhood overrun with drugs, prostitution and gangs.
A new dawn for agriculture Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:35PMIn a scientific tour-de-force that has been hailed as the most significant breakthrough in wheat production since the cereal crop was cultivated by the first farmers more than 10,000 years ago, scientists have decoded the genome of the wheat plant.
Bristol Profile: Recycling truly can make a difference Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:57AMWe can all help take a product to the end of its useful life and make a world of difference in healing this planet that has been entrusted to us – our home. Reducing, reusing, and recycling can save money. When we recycle, everyone wins. Success comes in cans.
Chirp, chirp, chirp ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:49AMThe North Platte Telegraph It seems like almost overnight formerly clean, litter-free businesses and sidewalks in North Platte have been transformed into a sea of black, writhing bodies. Cricket season is in full force, and it's a problem that one local bug expert says isn't going to go away anytime soon.
Making The Most Of Summertime Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:33AMThe outdoor music series at Tulsa's classy Utica Square shopping center has been a runaway hit this summer, drawing from 2,000 to 5,000 every Thursday, said Jessica Barr, Utica Square Property Manager ...
On menu in Utah 10,000 years ago: flour mush Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:34PMArchaeologists digging into one of Utah's oldest known sites discovered what was on the dinner menu 10,000 years ago. It was flour mush -- ground seeds from grass, salt bush and sagebrush -- along with helpings of wild meat. Brigham Young University is announced the findings after five years of painstaking excavation at the base of a sandstone cliff in southern Utah.
Don't throw in the trowel Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:17PMWith a few quick fixes, you can perk up your veggies and flowers and keep your garden looking good until the weather stops you cold.
Flour Appeared On Menus 10,000 Years Ago Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:53PMAncient Americans added a new item to their daily menu about 10,000 years ago when the grinding stone used to make flour appeared, U.S. researchers say.
Almost Ripe Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:51PMVietnam Garden is a work in progress.
Mr Wen's call for reform Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:43PMMarking the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s clarion call for economic reform and modernisation, China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao came forward last week with his own call for political reform, declaring that it is important for China to “guarantee the people’s democratic rights and their legitimate rights and interests”.
Eat, Pray, Crave: The recipes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:30PMFROM ITALY Fried Sunchokes with Peaches, Almonds, Radicchio, Endive and Parsley • A handful of sunchokes • Grapeseed or canola oil • 1-2 white or yellow peaches • Half a head radicchio • Belgian endive • A few leaves Italian parsley • Small handful toasted, crushed almonds • Red wine vinegar • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt to taste Cut the sunchokes into small chunks, the size of rolling dice ...
On menu in Utah 10,000 years ago: flour mush Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:29AMArchaeologists digging into one of Utah's oldest known sites discovered what was on the dinner menu 10,000 years ago.
What The Locals Ate 10,000 Years Ago Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:11AMIf you had a dinner invitation in Utah’s Escalante Valley almost 10,000 years ago, you would have come just in time to try a new menu item: mush cooked from the flour of milled sage brush seeds.After five summers of meticulous excavation, Brigham Young University archaeologists are beginning to publish what they’ve learned from the “North Creek Shelter.” It’s the oldest known site occupied by ...