In fiery house, brother’s care lasted to the end (Boston Globe)
Hospice doctors told 80-year-old Edna Power and her family Monday that she had only days to live. Her brother, her closest companion and longtime caretaker, was by her side.
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ADDING and REPLACING 22nd Annual ROTH OC Growth Stock Conference Presenter Profiles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DANA POINT, Calif.----Add exhibitor profile for Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to the beginning of list of 22nd Annual ROTH OC Growth Stock Conference exhibitor profiles in this release.
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Extension news roundup (The Canton Daily Ledger)
Spring is one of the primary periods when trees and other plants experience root growth and development. Plants need adequate supplies of moisture for leaves to grow and for shoots to elongate.
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Buy attic finds, help local kids (The Shelby Star)
Today’s Know-it-all: Alecia Urmston, JCL member and organizer for Attic Treasures 2010 What she knows: Anything you’ll need to know about the Junior Charity League of Shelby's Attic Treasures What’s up? Attic Treasures 2010 will be held...
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TruGreen Encourages Americans to Register Acts of Green for Earth Day 2010 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Touting its new tagline Go greener, TruGreen, the nation's largest professional lawn care service, today launched an initiative to help educate Americans on how unlocking their passion for their lawns can also positively impact the environment.
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What to do with insects on your lawn (The Brantford Expositor)
As I sit here, in the middle of winter, my thoughts turn to spring. As I run down the long list of things I hope to do come spring, it's not long before I consider the green lawn hiding under that white blanket of snow and ice outside.[...]
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Lawn care a major cause of water pollution (Van Buren County Democrat)
As springtime approaches, many Arkansans will mow lawns, tend gardens and, unintentionally, pollute the state’s lakes and rivers. Natural State residents may be unaware that grass clippings and over-applied fertilizer are among pollutants that can cause major problems in Arkansas waterways.
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Briefs - March 11 (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
Senior Meal every third Sunday at Clarinda Regional Health Center
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FALLS SCHOOLS: New computer system would tackle school lunches (Niagara Gazette)
The Niagara Falls school board is considering the purchase of cafeteria computer software that could help increase the amount of federal reimbursements the district receives for children who qualify for free and reduced price lunches as well as the amount of other federal and state funds the district receives because the city is so impoverished.
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Go greener with gardening books (Post-Tribune)
With spring around the corner and thoughts turning to the garden, here are four new books that will help you grow a little greener: "The New Low-Maintenance Garden" by Valerie Easton (Timber Press; $19.95). We're gardening in a new millennium, with challenges such as limited space, dwindling natural resources and less free time, yet most of us do it the way our grandparents did, says Easton. A ...
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