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Dear EarthTalk: I want to set a good environmental example with my gift-giving this holiday season. Any tips on how—or even better, what—to give greener? – Jane P., Bowie, MD The holidays are a time for giving but it is also important to be conscious about spending your gift budget wisely to eliminate packaging waste,…
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Two years after one of the nation’s worst high-pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks decimated laying flocks, U.S. egg production has recovered, and prices seem to be returning to normal. A market update prepared last month by the American Farm Bureau Federation notes that U.S. hens are expected to produce 8.7 billion dozen eggs this year. Just over 1…
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Holiday shopping for flower lovers is a snap with a gift of potted bulbs. Purchased from local greenhouses and nurseries, bulbs will bloom indoors, adding a bright accent on bleak winter days. “Potted paperwhites or amaryllises make great holiday gifts,” said Ann Meisoll, a manager at Strange’s Florists, Greenhouses and Garden Centers in Richmond. “It’s simple…
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The clamor over the final spot in the College Football Playoff usually ends up with a point being made about how lower divisions settle such disputes – by having more than four teams involved.
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The Grand National is not for everyone. It’s an acquired taste, that requires you to have an interest in British culture, if not horse racing. For those of us who love it, it’s hard to understand why some people don’t!
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If the fact that we have created this list doesn’t give it away already, we love Greece! It has been a favorite among holidaymakers for years now and has held this huge draw despite many domestic troubles. This birthplace of western civilization has a timeless quality to it that is hard to ignore and unlikely…
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The traditional forms of cleaning are labor-intensive and provide mixed results. They may have been practiced for generations – and they do have their merit – but they’re old-fashioned and are not a very smart way of getting things done. Mops, buckets, detergents … they work, but not to their full capacity; and it involves…
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We may be in the latter half of 2017, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait till New Year’s to make improvements to your health and beauty regimen. As far as your body is concerned, there is no wrong time to start building a healthier life. But from your mind’s perspective, maybe it’s time…
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The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Human health disparities in Appalachia. The Dan River coal ash spill in North Carolina. The water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
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The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
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