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One Pittsburgh farmers market grows in winter
Washington :: DC :: USA | 26 minutes ago
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moved from Market Square to beside the Hilton Hotel -- had its last day last week. We bought a final slice of blackberry pie (OK, and a whole cherry pie and raspberry cream pie) from the Sand Hill Berries folks and told them we'd see them in the spring.
Tags: Ivy Green Florist, Pittsburgh, Washington, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation, Farmers' market, Rural community development, Farmers Market
Sex-crime tracking gets trickier
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility Marshals Service helicopter hovering near a D.C. junior high school as Shelton kissed a 14-year-old boy. In between, authorities used two Global Positioning System devices to help track him, learned he was online at the library and seized a secret laptop...
Tags: sex offender, Jerry Markon Washington Post, Washington, Probation officer, Probation, Electronic tagging, Penal system of Japan, Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, Sex offender registration, Punishments, Law Crime
Support for legalizing marijuana gaining ground rapidly
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 3 hours ago
Credibility A few days later, advocates for easing marijuana laws left their biannual strategy conference with plans to press ahead on all fronts -- state law, ballot measures, and court -- in a movement that for the first time in decades appeared to be gaining ground....
Tags: medical marijuana, Barack Obama, Washington, Cannabis in the United States, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Legality of cannabis, Gil Kerlikowske, Ethan Nadelmann, Politics, Hemp, Drug policy of the United States, Healthcare in the United States, Social Issues
Concern at Governing Magazine Over Its Sale to Scientologists
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 3 hours ago
Credibility Petersburg Times published a series of scathing articles on the Church of Scientology under the rubric “The Truth Rundown.” In 1980, the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for an investigation of the church’s inner workings. Coverage of Scientology has long...
Tags: Church of Scientology, St. Petersburg Times, Coverage of Scientology, The Washington Times, e.Republic, Willard InterContinental Washington, governing magazine, Scientologists, staff members, Washington, Scientology, David Miscavige, Scientology in the United Kingdom, Scientology beliefs and practices, Scientology controversies, Religion Belief
Father on spacewalk, mother gives birth on ground
It is usual for fathers to pace up and down the corridors of the hospital while the mother is in labour – the father chews his fingernails as he waits anxiously to hear the good news. Not so astronauts. Randy Bresnik, an astronaut abroad the Atlantis...
Tags: astronaut, spacewalk, atlantis, nasa, Washington, June, Randolph Bresnik, Human Interest, Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman, allnews
Gonzaga defeats Washington women 81-52
Spokane :: WA :: USA | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Courtney Vandersloot recorded 18 points and 11 assists to lead Gonzaga to an 81-52 victory over Washington on Sunday. Katelan Redmon, a sophomore transfer from Washington, also scored 18 points for Gonzaga (3-1)...Sami Whitcomb, who averaged 23.5 points...
Tags: Washington, Gonzaga, Spokane, allnews
America plays for Mera Naam Joker mood
Sunset :: FL :: USA | about 4 hours ago
Credibility 55 AM Sunset : 4:51 PM Today Mainly clear sky...Washington, Nov. 22: If it was the announcement of the nuclear deal in the White House that electrified the relationship between India and America in 2005, four years later, polo, education and the arts...
Tags: India, Mera Naam Joker, USA America, American, Washington, Obama, polo team, Calcutta Polo Club, Sunset, America's Polo Cup, Manipur, Barack Obama, Sagol Kangjei, Ball games, Team sports, Polo
Humana CEO Tries to Anticipate Health Reform
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 5 hours ago
Credibility Mike McCallister, chief executive of Humana Inc., has arguably more to lose than other big health-care players from the health legislation headed for debate in Washington. In his almost 10 years at the helm of the health insurer, Mr. McCallister has focused...
Tags: Mr. McCallister, Humana Inc., health care, ll seeing, specialty drugs, Washington, Publicly-funded health care, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act, Medicare, Health maintenance organization, Health insurance, Business Finance, Pharmaceuticals policy, Healthcare reform in the United States, Humana, Health Medical Pharma
Healthcare debate could ease for holidays
Washington :: WA :: USA | about 6 hours ago
Credibility Advocates on both sides in the healthcare debate are considering softening the tone of their ads and attacks as the holiday season approaches, experts say. Proponents and opponents of reform may drop their more strident efforts as a way of keeping the...
Tags: Washington, Advertising, Christmas music, Christian folklore, Christmas songs, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Health Medical Pharma
White House tells Markey it won’t interfere with independent EPA testing
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 6 hours ago
Credibility Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) expressed concerns last month when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urged the EPA to use test data compiled by private chemical companies when judging whether pesticides and other household products could...
Tags: Ed Markey, EPA, OMB, Peter Orszag, White House, public health, Washington, Endocrine disruptor, Ed Markey, Scientific Integrity in Policymaking, Politics, Peter R. Orszag, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management and Budget
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