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Friday, July 31, 2009

Bee colony collapse disorder is due to a microbe and pesticide buildup in old hives, researchers say

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http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2009/2009-07-29-094.asp

USDA announces increase in dairy price supports

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http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/07/0355.xml

Small newspapers, last to suffer from recession, now appear to lead the recovery, sales broker says

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003998948

Ponzi grain scheme shocks, shakes Mo. farmers

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>What was once synonymous with Enron and Wall Street tycoon Bernie Madoff has trickled into the agriculture industry of a rural Missouri ...

Appalachian coal piles up for lack of buyers, depressing prices; Massey looks to exports

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In a dramatic shift from last year, coal mines in Central Appalachia are suffering from a surplus of their product. It is being piled along ...

Excellent E. Ky. school district overcomes odds

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Eastern Kentucky remains one of the nation's poorest and most rural regions, still struggling to develop its economy beyond coal. There ...

House passes bill to improve food safety after making it more palatable to farm lobbies

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"The House approved the first major changes to food-safety laws in 70 years Thursday, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Dru...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

A lesson about community journalism and blogging

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The news director of a public radio station in western Alaska is out of a job after local residents discovered she had a blog that began las...

Health-care reform must be bipartsan, expert says; editor says debate reflects long cultural divide

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Nothing in the current debate about health coverage "offers any promise for better days for any of us, but particularly for those livin...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Obama visits Appalachia to promote health reform days after annual free clinic draws thousands

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President Obama held a rally for health-insurance reform at a Kroger grocery store in Bristol, Va., today, "just days after more than ...
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David Hawpe retiring after 40 years at Louisville paper; fought to keep its state, rural coverage

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"David Hawpe, an unrepentant liberal who spent much of his professional life railing against what he considered to be the coal industry...

Health reform battle helps TV station budgets, but will stations spend money on news coverage of it?

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"Local television stations, suffering from steep declines in ad spending, are getting a much-needed shot in the arm from lobbying group...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

A trip to Arkansas helps health reformers understand why Blue Dogs oppose liberals' bill

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UPDATE, July 29: Rep. Mike Ross announced today that Blue Dog Democrats and Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Co...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Private rural wells at higher risk of water pollution

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Private wells are not subject to the same scrutiny and regulations as public water supplies, a lesson some families in Wisconsin are learnin...

Alaska towns ban plastic bags, Styrofoam vessels

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Alaska's largest rural town has voted to ban plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers, hoping to put an end to the thousands of “wh...

Justice Dept. anti-trust unit looks at food industry

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The antitrust division of the Department of Justice is beginning to look into the food industry despite resistance from other parts of the O...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

W.Va. strip mines not restored to approximate original contour, as 1977 federal law requires

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Despite a federal law, many coal operators in southern West Virginia are not restoring strip mines to their ‘approximate original contour,’ ...

Study links coal dust and emphysema, says current standard not enough for long-term exposure

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A new study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health says coal dust exposure is directly linked to emphysema severity ...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Outdoor theatre competes with outdoor denizens

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"As the summer performance season enters full swing, nature is invading outdoor stages around the country," Ellen Gamerman reports...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Calls to farmer suicide hotline up 20% this year

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An increasing frequency of farmer suicides, driven partly by the dairy crisis, natural disasters and other troubles, has focused new attenti...