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Surgeon general dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation’s doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H., at age 96, was by far …
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‘Argo’ wins best picture on scattered Oscar night
LOS ANGELES — Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films. “Argo” won best picture as expected, along …
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FoodCorps recruiting next ‘class’ to connect school kids to real food
MISSOULA, MONT. — This week FoodCorps, a national organization that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, opens applications for its third annual class of service members. The selected emerging leaders will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems …
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CRP general sign-up period to be from May 20 to June 14
MINNEAPOLIS — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week at the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. “CRP has a …
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Small jet crashes in Ga., killing 5, wounding 2
THOMSON, Ga. — Investigators combed Georgia woods Thursday for clues about what led a small jet to overshoot an airport runway and crash, killing five people on board and injuring two others. Among the seven passengers on board when the plane crashed Wednesday night were …
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Fans feel the force at lightsaber class
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the lightsaber. At a recent class, Alain Bloch, the self-proclaimed …
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Plains storm gathers strength, cited in road death
ST. LOUIS — Parts of the nation’s heartland awoke today to more than half a foot of snow, as a large storm made its way eastward out of the Rockies, snarling traffic for morning commuters and allowing an army of children to trade pen and …
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Qualls elected to roundtable
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Bill Qualls with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tenn., has been elected vice president of the Auditing Roundtable Inc. Qualls has served on the Auditing Roundtable board of directors for the past two and a half years and has been involved in …
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FSA announces program updates
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is reminding producers that the recent update of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authorization of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) for many Commodity Credit …
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Lawsuits must be postmarked by March 25
WASHINGTON — Agri-culture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently reminded Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades that the filing period closes March 25. “Hispanic and women farmers who believe they have faced discriminatory practices in the past from …
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USDA microloan program finalized
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a new microloan program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to help small and family operations, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers secure loans under $35,000. “The new microloan program is aimed at bolstering the progress of …
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Varied winners at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Unlike last year, when the Grammys became the Adele show, each of the leading nominees in a diverse and eclectic field got a chance to bask in the spotlight of music’s biggest night. Fun., whose anthemic and semidark jam “We Are Young” …
