Yearly Archives: 2001
Sheep industry opposes WTO decision
The World Trade Organization's appellate body overturned a 1999 decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission that has prompted the United States to impose import restraints on lamb meat imports.
Rhinestone jewelry will be on exhibit
Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, buttons, pins and even tiaras of half a century ago and older is on display at the Buhl House in Zelinople through June.
Pork board looking for new leader
The National Pork Board is moving forward with its search for a new chief executive officer.
Play ball – the old-fashioned way
Stan Hywet sponsors two vintage league baseball teams, a fun and inexpensive alternative to major league action and a return to the game "the way it was meant to be played."
Ohio leads nation with 220 Tree City USA communities
For the 19th consecutive year, Ohio has retained its standing as the nation's leader in the number of Tree City USA communities.
Ohio budget illustrates party splits
State representatives spoke at the annual Columbiana and Mahoning county ag leaders' breakfast May 4.
Oak picked as nation’s top tree
With nearly a half million votes logged, the oak received more than 100,000 votes in the National Arbor Day national tree poll.
Northeastern Ohio boasts one of the country’s largest arboreta
The Holden Arboretum at Kirtland encompasses more than 3,400 acres, and has trails through gardens, fields, woods, past ponds, and down into the valley. Tours are available.
Leave cute baby creatures alone, they’re not abandoned
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources warns that the best of intentions often lead to bad results when people pick up young animals, instead of leaving them where they were found.
Iowa CornCam has Web visitors grinning ear-to-ear
Once again, visitors from around the world will be able to log onto their Internet browsers, sit back and witness one of nature's wonders: a crop of corn growing in eastern Iowa.
