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The care and feeding of your rabid hyena
Today we took our cat to the vet. What I would really like to type is “Today we took our angry, rabid hyena to the vet” because, yeah, it was kind of like that. Kandalle (he was named by a child so please don’t ask) is an indoor cat. He came to us eight years
Ky. researchers find new wheat disease that’s problem in S. America
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky College of Agriculture specialists are encouraging wheat producers and crop consultants to scout their fields for a new disease that could have important implications for future crop years. UK soil scientist Lloyd Murdock found wheat blast on a single wheat head May 18, 2011, at a UK Research and
Warblers galore at Magee Marsh in Oak Harbor
Like most birders, I keep a life list. It is simply a list of the first time and place I saw any particular species. Compared to some, I’m a casual lister; my U.S. list is 500-plus, but I don’t know the exact number. It’s not that important. But I still get excited when I add
Spanky has stepped into leadership role
“On the farm, I’d come to see that my animals managed to avoid, almost entirely by instinct, the dramas that humans create for themselves. I envied them.” — Jon Katz, Izzy & Lenore I once heard the comment that animals don’t have nearly the troubles that humans have, mostly because they cannot talk. Wow. Truer
Why ‘trade down’ in beef selection?
Demand for beef is down. Can you blame the recession? Not entirely, but it’s a darned inconvenient coincidence. It’s hard to argue that beef quality was too low, because production of every class of premium beef has been trending up for some time. The supply of Choice beef in particular has increased for six years,
A few tips on avoiding squirrel-induced insanity
A few days ago, while listening to Mike Tirico and Scott Van Pelt on ESPN radio, Van Pelt broke out laughing in near hysteria. Tirico asked him to explain himself. It turned out Van Pelt was broadcasting from his home, and he was watching a bird feeder as he worked. The distraction was a squirrel
Resolving to have a happier new year
As I see it, the problem with writing is obvious: all the good lines are taken. If there was any justice in the world I would open this column about 2006 with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Security breach? Call for the ‘shrink’
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt has a simple solution for America’s security crisis.
Trendy pets: What happened to pet rocks?
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt wonders what some people are thinking when they pick out a pet.
Reincarnation of a 134-year old barn
An 1868 barn was dismantled near Alliance, but will be given new life as a barn-home near Wadsworth next year.
