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Pester power: Who’s the adult here?

October 25, 2007

I wish there was a vaccine for parents, administered around the time their children start talking, that provided immunity to kidfluence.

Fall brilliance brings soft heartache

Judith Sutherland -

October 25, 2007

This is the time of year that slows us down enough to enjoy the grandeur all around us. The leaves are absolutely stunning as the bright blue sky serves as their backdrop and the sunshine dapples the entire show with brilliance.

Farm bill revives New Zealand truth

Alan Guebert -

October 25, 2007

As sure as the rooster crows every morning, someone will crow every farm bill year on how New Zealand's 1984 elimination of government farm programs has brought a never-ending dawn to Kiwi farmers.

Toy makers stuck on naughty, not so nice

Kymberly Foster Seabolt -

October 25, 2007

What ever happened to "play nice?" News sources quote a Chinese safety official with the "General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine" (whew!) as saying that discussion with the United States over how much lead paint could be used in toys were being worked out by product safety officials in both countries.

October skies bring autumn splendor

Janie Jenkins -

October 25, 2007

For me, Christmas morning can't hold a candle to one of these rare October dawns when the sun is not quite up and the dew is heavy on the grass and contrails play tic-tac-toe in heaven's splendid blue vault.

Summitcrest Farms registers most Angus in Ohio

Other News -

October 25, 2007

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of Ohio recorded a total of 2,205 Angus with the

Is there anything corn can’t do?

Other News -

October 25, 2007

BOSTON - Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.