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Taylor Swift's Dress Rehearsal Concert
Taylor Swift will host her Speak Now… Help Now benefit concert for tornado relief Saturday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The superstar is opening her final dress rehearsal for the U.S. leg of her tour to 13-thousand fans, giving them a...Tags: Music, Taylor Swift, Tornadoes, Omaha, Entertainment
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Debt ceiling? William Jennings Bryan raised the roof in Chicago a century ago
In 1896, a politician gave a fiery speech in Chicago about dollars and debts that, by comparison, makes the rhetorical barrages exchanged recently in Washington seem like after-dinner remarks at a morticians' convention.
The nation was in a prolonged...Tags: Democratic Party, William McKinley, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Democratic National Conventions
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Going to jail for the environment
As you read this, two starkly different visions of Maryland's energy future are clashing on a sidewalk outside the White House.
One vision embraces the idea of developing clean-energy wind farms off the coast of Ocean City. Those wind farms could one day...Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Ocean City, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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Breakers gear up for summer play
It was a late start, but a good one, at that. Summer ball didn't begin until Tuesday for the Laguna Beach High football team and although the Breakers might be behind a bit in terms of practice time, they received a big boost in another area: players....Tags: Human Interest, Delaware, Woodbridge, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Book review: 'Dogfish Memory' by Joseph A. Dane
![Joseph Dane probably didn't know that he was injecting valuable lifeblood into the memoir form when he wrote "Dogfish Memory." He was just trying to come to some kind of peace with the fog of remembrance; to stake a defiant pose against death and faithlessness and see if he could hold it.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63076124-07175703.jpg "Joseph Dane probably didn't know that he was injecting valuable lifeblood into the memoir form when he wrote "Dogfish Memory.\" He was just trying to come to some kind of peace with the fog of remembrance; to stake a defiant pose against death and faithlessness and see if he could hold it.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesJoseph Dane probably didn't know that he was injecting valuable lifeblood into the memoir form when he wrote "Dogfish Memory." He was just trying to come to some kind of peace with the fog of remembrance; to stake a defiant pose against death and...Tags: Book, Sailing, Maine, Romance (genre), James Frey
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Storm Team 12: Heat advisories issued
![<span style="font-size: small;">The excessive heat is going to continue for several more days and heat safety must be practiced in order to avoid heat illness. Much of Kansas is under a <strong>Heat Advisory</strong> for Sunday afternoon when heat index values climb above 105.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63124708-09152412.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The excessive heat is going to continue for several more days and heat safety must be practiced in order to avoid heat illness. Much of Kansas is under a <strong>Heat Advisory</strong> for Sunday afternoon when heat index values climb above 105.</span>")
The excessive heat is going to continue for several more days and heat safety must be practiced in order to avoid heat illness. Much of Kansas is under a Heat Advisory for Sunday afternoon when heat index values climb above 105.
The chance for storms the...Tags: Weather Reports, Texas, Weather, Kansas
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Warm temps help crop development in most of Neb.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Recent warm weather has helped crops develop in Nebraska, but wet conditions on the southern side of the state hindered the wheat harvest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn pollination has begun in the state, and...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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'Banned' horse slaughter simply moved to other countries
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - More than 100,000 U.S. horses a year are still being turned into chops and steaks for Europeans and Asians since three slaughter plants in Texas and Illinois were closed in 2007. Only the work is now done by Mexicans and...Tags: Plant Openings, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Government, Government, California
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Knox County Fair honors late Extension agent
By RANDY DOCKENDORF Yankton Press & Dakotan BLOOMFIELD, Neb. — As the 128th annual Knox County Fair kicks off today (Thursday), a familiar face won’t be on hand for the first time in nearly three decades. Knox County Extension educator...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Rock and Roll (genre), Religious Texts, Brad Paisley, Entertainment
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USDA forecasts record Nebraska corn crop
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A record corn crop has been forecast for Nebraska this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release on Thursday that a record 1.6 billion bushels are expected to be harvested, based on Aug. 1 conditions....Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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2011 Dakotafest: More exhibitors and brands
By Ross Dolan The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Aug. 15 — A LARGER AND EXPANDED DAKOTAFEST -- scheduled to run from Tuesday to Thursday in Mitchell -- is a positive indicator of a robust farm economy, believes Ray Bianchi, group show director...Tags: Agriculture, South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Economy, Business and Finance
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Flooding, drought hurt farm income in region
Drought and flooding in several Midwest and Western states is combining with higher production costs to weaken farm income. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released a new survey Monday examining the economic health of agriculture in the...Tags: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Federal Reserve, Kansas, Agricultural Research and Technology
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