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Community Commentary: At-risk kids get in touch with nature
As a new member of the Orange County Hiking Club, I'm used to climbing mountains. So a hike advertised for a recent Saturday, inviting members to walk with at-risk kids from a local children's advocacy agency, caught my eye. The event, Kids in Need of...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks
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Students and teachers impressed by renovated JBHS on first day of school
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWhen 18-year-old senior Trevor Forsythe walked into the newly renovated James Buchanan High School on his first day of school Tuesday his reaction was very different from his first day as a freshman. "Wow, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I...Tags: Education, James Buchanan, Schools, Renovation, High Schools
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Starved Rock officials stress caution after second fall in a week
Tribune reportersTwo falls in less than a week at Starved Rock State Park should serve as reminder to follow warning signs on hiking trails, authorities said Tuesday. Although the trails in the park are marked with signs and in some places barricades, it doesn’t...Tags: Environmental Issues, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Aglow in nature
Natural grasslands and prairie beauty surround the concrete drive into the resort. Tall native prairie grasses gracefully lean with the breeze slithering through their leaves. Prairie flowers abound over the rolling hills as far as the eye can see. Images...Tags: Building Material, Forests, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Metal and Mineral
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The wrong time to play politics with FEMA
Whether it's a hurricane, a flood, a tornado or an earthquake, Americans count on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be among the first responders. As the recent example of Hurricane Irene shows, only government can marshal the vast resources...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Meteorological Disasters, Janet Napolitano, Tea Party Movement
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Russell Gordon 'Buz' Meyer Sr.
Russell Gordon "Buz" Meyer Sr., a conservationist who converted his Woodwardville farm into a habitat for animals and plants that he opened to Scouting groups, 4-H clubs, church camps, schoolchildren and the Audubon Society, died there Sept. 1 of...Tags: Prince George's County, Plymouth, Natural Resource Industry, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Annapolis
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Daytona: a real sun of a beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Biker babe, I'm not. NASCAR fan? Uh-uh. Beach bunny? Nope, don't think so. I'm way past the weight limit on being either a babe or a bunny.
But it is late evening, and I've found myself driving along Daytona Beach, on Florida'...Tags: Speedway, Richard Petty, Bill Elliott, Automotive Equipment, NASCAR
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2011 Soil Award Program winners named
PIERRE - Seven producers from seven conservation districts were nominated to receive the 2011 Soil Conservation Award. The winners include: Janousek Farms of Gregory County; Daniel Gillespie of Lincoln County; James and Sandy Peters of Marshall County;...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, South Dakota Legislature, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Former Howard County farm envisioned for children's garden
Former farmland near the heart of Columbia would become a children's garden and "early childhood education nature center" if a citizens group is successful in persuading Howard County officials to carry out the project. The land is part of a 300-acre...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Ken Ulman, Howard County, James Rouse, Social Media
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Outdoors calendar
Sparks story time Wednesday, 10-11 a.m., Gunpowder Falls State Park, 1207 Sparks Road, Sparks. Bring the youngsters out to the Sparks Bank Nature Center every Wednesday to listen to a nature-themed story. After hearing the story, make a related craft....Tags: Harford County, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Breast Cancer
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Flood cresting lower, earlier
Officials in Port Deposit said Saturday that 30 floodgates remained open at the Conowingo Dam as water steadily receded, though the town remained under its mandatory evacuation.
"It's looking a lot better than yesterday," said Mike Dixon, Cecil County...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Home Heating, Patapsco, Jeff Harris, State Parks
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Letters to the Editor - Sept. 11
Lincoln was not a white supremacist To the editor: On Aug. 25, Leonard Pitts intimated that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the greatest heroes of the 200-plus-year American experience. He is more than arguably correct. Pitts is also correct...Tags: White House, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Republican Party, Empire State Building
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