USATODAY.com - Tide pushing shellfishers into red

Bruce Keafer was looking down the barrel of his microscope for signs of red tide. But he didn't expect to see the first evidence of New England's worst outbreak in three decades.

The School Lunch Lobby by RON HASKINS - Education Next - Summer 2005

Kids may not like the peas and carrots served up by the nation’s school lunch program, but many of the country’s leading food companies enjoy the billions of dollars in sales that bring those vegetables to their plates. Behind the overcooked vegetables and steam-table...

Antibiotics Used by the Ton in Animal Feed Every Year

According to a report released yesterday, 25.6 million pounds of antibiotics are mixed with farm animals’ food every year -- almost all of it concentrated in just 23 states, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic and the South. Nearly 70 percent of all the antibiotics used in the US...

The deserters: Awol crisis hits the US forces

JE McNeil, who heads the Centre for Conscience and War in Washington DC, a Christian group whose members also staff the GI Rights Hotline, said many troops she spoke with had been lied to by recruiters. "I had an 18-year-old who was told he did not have to serve in...

Snow emergency declared (Nashua Telegraph)

NASHUA – The city has declared a snow emergency, starting tonight at 9 p.m. and continuing through Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. A snow emergency will also be in effect from Tuesday night at 9 p.m. to Wednesday morning at 7 a.m.

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