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"What happens when you mess with Mother Nature?"
In our efforts to understand and deal with Mother Nature, we have invented, engineered and manipulated her in ways that often produce unexpected results. There is currently a drought in the Midwest that is devastating small farmers all across the plains....
Tags: NPR, Cancer, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering
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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s bipolar diagnosis could help others who suffer
At first, there were whispers. Where was Jesse Jackson Jr.? Was he drying out in rehab? Was he being treated for exhaustion? And soon, whispers grew into partisan shouts. Was the congressman ducking a U.S. House ethics probe into his dealings with...
Tags: Elections, Depression, Government, Cancer, Symptoms
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Farmers doing more with fewer cows
Last week I wrote about the contributions farmers, specifically crop farmers, make to the health of the environment. I didn't mean to neglect how livestock farmers also do their part, I merely ran out of space. Indeed, livestock farmers, contrary to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Ethanol, Biofuels, Beverage Industry, Consumer Goods Industries
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Appreciating the family resemblance
"You look just like your mother!" I've lost count of how many times I heard that as a child and even now. Apparently I talk like my mom, laugh like my mom and according to my sister, I swing a golf club like my mom. I personally don't see it. I feel... -
ToMAYto or ToMAHto?
Whichever pronunciation you prefer, I have had a love/hate relationship with this fruit/vegetable since I was a little bitty boy. For example, I love every type of tomato sauce, and I pretty much mean EVERY TYPE from Bolognese sauce, a minced- or ground-...
Tags: Anchovies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Breads, Tomatoes, Foods and Beverages
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Working mom lives American Dream
The "American Dream" is alive and well in Hagerstown — in the person of Tuyen Tran. Some of you might know her as "Melissa," the skilled and gentle nail technician at Nail Palace & Spa in Hagerstown's North End. This spring, Melissa's husband,...Tags: Education, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Vietnam, College Sports, George Washington University
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The real diva
Last week, I wrote about the differences between dairy cows and beef cows while comparing the dairy cow to a diva. Beef cows are pretty low maintenance compared to their dairy cow sisters. Yes, the dairy cow does have a few things in common with a...Tags: Genetics, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, Animals, Health
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Conner Prairie welcomes rare baby to their herd
Conner Prairie has welcomed a new baby to their herd. One of only 24 in the entire country, Elizabeth the English Longhorn is a product of artificial insemination. Her birth means a 10 percent increase in the breeding capacity for this extremely rare...
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Finding your roots
"Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr." is another of the Harvard professor's wonderful television series for PBS. This is "must-see TV" and a more than worthy sequel to three previous projects Gates has hosted about how some of us came to be what...Tags: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Human Body, Ralph Edwards, Republican Party, Cal Thomas
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Purple corn turning heads around Central Indiana
The corn crop is already coming in this year but instead of being the traditional green, many fields have turned a brilliant purple. It's left many farmers scratching their heads. “It seemed dramatic, in 24-36 hours we had noticed a little bit of...
Tags: Symptoms, Human Body, Health
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Everyone's talking about the Jones girl
I have to hand it to Lolo Jones, her marketing agent, Brandon Swibel, and the edgy promotional gurus at Red Bull. I can't think of another athlete with such a slim competitive resume becoming such a pre-Olympic star and attracting such an impressive...
Tags: Czech Republic, Serena Williams, Tennis, Maria Sharapova, College Sports
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Tips on how to best prevent cancer
Last week, a friend of mine lost her long battle with cancer. Lynette Alicea was a unstoppable fighter, who was determined to beat the terrible disease, and almost did. Unfortunately, despite the valiant efforts she and her family put forth, cancer...Tags: American Lung Association, Cancer, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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