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Friday, November 27, 2015

USPS 'Letters from Santa' program lets children receive a personalized response

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Parents whose children are sending letters to Santa Claus this year can make sure their child gets a personalized response from Kris Kr...

Jobs will outnumber grads in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources or environment

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From 2015 to 2020 there will be 57,900 average annual openings for graduates with bachelor’s or higher degrees in food, agriculture, renewa...

1/3 of New England high schoolers fail to intervene in cases of dating or sexual aggression, study finds

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Two-thirds of high school students who had a chance to intervene in an instance of dating or sexual aggression did so, says a report by th...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Sanders was most popular U.S. senator this year, polls find; see how your senators rate

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Bernie Sanders, a Vermont socialist who was elected U.S. senator as an independent and is running for the Democratic presidential nominatio...

Three rural Iowa students educate Hillary Clinton on challenges facing rural schools

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Three high school students in Keota, Iowa ( Best Places map),  launched a successful social-media campaign to urge Democratic presidenti...

Most in U.S. know someone abusing prescription drugs; rural areas, rural youth rank high

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More than 50 percent of Americans have a personal connection to prescription-painkiller drug abuse, says a report by The Kaiser Family Fou...

Webinar Nov. 30 to focus on American Community Survey 5-year statistics to be released Dec. 3

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The U.S. Census Bureau is hosting a webinar on Nov. 30 in advance of the Dec. 3 release of 2014 American Community Survey five-year statis...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Ky. weekly tells its readers tax rates in all counties

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It's tax time in many if not most areas of the country, with bills coming due, but most local taxpayers don't have any idea how the...

Migrant workers the lifeline for agricultural industry, especially on small farms

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Without migrant farmers, many small farms would be in trouble, Angela Oliver reports for The Messenger-Inquirer in Western Kentucky. More t...

Free digital reporter's guide launched to assist journalists covering climate adaptation

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To provide assistance and resources for journalists covering effects of climate change, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) t...

Open range laws creating 'Old West' mentality in which drivers pay the price for hitting livestock

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In open range territory out West, where fences to keep livestock controlled are a rare sight, those unlucky enough to collide with livestock...

Thanksgiving is the most common day for cooking fires; follow simple tips for a safe holidays

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On Thanksgiving more cooking fires are reported than on any other day of the year. In 2013, a total of 1,550 cooking fires were reported, ...

'World's oldest paper boy' retires at 96; Newt Wallace bought Winters Express in 1947

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After nearly 70 years at the  Winters Express in Northern California, 96-year-old publisher emeritus Newt Wallace, dubbed the "world...

EPA scientists criticize agency's report on fracking water pollution

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An Environmental Protection Agency panel of independent scientific advisers criticized the agency's June report that said fracking has...

List ranks 50 Best Small Town Main Streets in America; Fort Pierce, Fla., is No. 1

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Top Value Reviews has selected its 50 Best Small Town Main Streets in America, and Fort Pierce, Fla., earned the top spot. Following For...
Monday, November 23, 2015

War on heroin, once an urban battle, now being fought in rural white America

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The war on heroin, once an urban plight that mostly afflicted African Americans, is now being fought in rural white America, Clyde Haberman ...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, apps offer ways to reduce food waste, donate leftovers

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Thanksgiving is a time when friends and families gather to eat mass quantities of food. Now is a good time to highlight the problem of food ...

Mine operators under reporting cases of black lung disease, federal mine safety chief says

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Mine operators are drastically under reporting black lung disease among coal miners, writes U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration chi...

Task force gives FAA drone registration proposal; should require most drone owners to register

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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force, a group consisting of 25 members, on Saturday delivered recommendations to th...

Tournament payment system among poultry farmers creating controversy

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A tournament payment system that rewards, or penalizes, poultry farmers based on their current crop of chickens, has created a landscape tha...