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Around Town: The women's club that could
As a past president of the Thursday Club, I am privy to bits of its history. The club, according to our records, began like this: “Upon invitation sent by Mrs. Jesse Knight, interested women of our valley met at her home in October 1912 and formed...Tags: Influenza Pandemic (1918), Health, Epidemics and Plagues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes
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Hollowed out tangerines? Rats!
Q. We woke up this morning to all our tangerines on the ground leaving only empty shells. The tree was small with about 25 fruits. Was this due to squirrels or something else?
A. Something else, like a herd of rats, probably beat you to the tangerines...Tags: Chemicals, Health, Tomatoes, Tangerines, Fertilizer
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Utah working to curb 'epidemic' of prescription drug abuse
Fox 13More people die from prescription drug overdoses than in car crashes each year in Utah and experts say prescription medication abuse has become an epidemic in the state. A former police officer turned medical consultant is traveling the country talking...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Prescription Drugs, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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VOD Spotlight: “Contagion” effectively plays on real-world fears of massive pandemic
Channel Guide MagazineAs anyone who has been stuffed into those overcrowded sausage-like casings called airplanes can relate, someone coughing on a plane can be more than a bit disturbing, particularly to those heading off on vacation. But what if the infection being... -
California's chief justice: 'Life without means life without'
Opinion L.A.Does Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye oppose the death penalty? That's the way some observers on both sides of the debate took her statement in a Dec. 24 Los Angeles Times story by staff writer Maura Dolan. But no, the chief...... -
Elton John to publish AIDS book, 'Love is the Cure'
Jacket CopyElton John is set to publish a book focused on AIDS and his knowledge of the disease. "Love is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic" is scheduled to be published in July.... -
Haiti, two years after devastating earthquake
World NowTwo years after an earthquake devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, there has been progress, including elections. But much is left to do, with half a million people who lost their homes still living in squalid camps.... -
3 Ways to Stop a Cold
HealthLast fall I experienced the first signs of the cold. I was tired. My nose and eyes felt itchy and acidic. I braced for the worst. It never came. I dragged around more tired than usual for a few days. Then I was fine. Meanwhile, all around me, people were.... -
Map: Where all the junk in the ocean ends up
World NowMexico, oceans, United States, beaches, pollution, trash: Just where does all the junk that goes into the ocean end up?... -
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Islamists, protesters clash outside Egyptian parliament
World NowREPORTING FROM CAIRO -- Hundreds of protesters demonstrating outside parliament Tuesday clashed with Muslim Brotherhood members, leaving more than 20 injured as tensions sharpened between Islamists and liberals over the fate of the revolution that toppled...
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