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Jeff Semler: Wheat, a valuable commodity
jsemler@umd.eduBy the time you read this, wheat harvest in the Cumberland Valley will be nearly finished. Washington County, for its efforts, will harvest about 350,000 bushels, ranking it 12th in the state. If you have ever doubted the significance of wheat and...Tags: Breads
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Jonah Goldberg: Taken in by 'Gay Girl'
I'd barely followed "A Gay Girl In Damascus" until last week, when Daily Beast columnist Peter Beinart posted something to Twitter: "This is really important — this woman is a hero," with a link to a story about Amina Abdallah Arraf, a Syrian...Tags: Minority Groups, The Washington Post, Mass Media, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Unrest
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Astronaut pens view of God's creation from space
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe ancient people of the Levant — present day Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories — believed their gods lived on a massive mountain in the north. The Canaanites called it Mt. Zaphon, and to them it represented the heavens....Tags: Science, Book, Religious Texts, Space Programs, Science and Technology
Jul 3, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jun 14, 2011
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 6, 2010
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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