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Ohio care board reviews first animal care complaints, charts new year
Board meets for first time under new rules, plans new year and recognizes reappointments.
Scott Shalaway: Looking back to 9/11; nature is the place to be
Ten years ago, in the aftermath of 9/11, I wrote about nature’s September highlights. I touched on fall colors, shorter days, cooler nights, and the migration of birds and monarch butterflies
Always growing like weeds
So I just spent maybe eight minutes weeding an area outside my front door and I deeply resent that time as eight minutes of my life that I will never get back. Far from being moved by the beauty of nature, I am annoyed at the tenacious nature of nature. I just cleared those weeds
Just in: OEFFA, organic orgs file suit against Monsanto, company braced to defend
SALEM, Ohio — Two major farm organizations with differing philosophies on seeds and seed technology have released sparring statements about how they plan to handle cross-“contamination” of genetically modified seeds in organic fields, as it pertains to patent rights. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, a major organic certifier, is seeking legal action through
Thought-controlled prosthetic limb being tested
LAUREL, Md. — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract for up to $34.5 million to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to manage development and testing of the Modular Prosthetic Limb on a human subject, using a brain-controlled interface. Applied Physics Laboratory scientists and engineers developed the underlying technology under
Testing wheat for vomitoxin is crucial
WOOSTER, Ohio — With wheat harvest now under way in Ohio, sampling and testing for vomitoxin in head scab-infected wheat is vital to prevent further losses and avoid potential health problems in humans and livestock. Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist and small grains specialist, said that grain elevators will likely be
I am dreaming of a just right Christmas
“There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.” — Erma Bombeck Some gather on the eve and some on the day. Some prefer to leave home, and others to stay. Whatever your preferences or plans may be, Christmas is a time of hopes, dreams and glee. There
The unseen migration of the mature American eels
“Fall migration” conjures up images of honking, south-bound geese and monarch butterflies on their way to Mexico. Each autumn we marvel at the long distance migrations made by many other birds and animals. Some dragonflies make long distance movements, and salmon make well known spawning runs from the ocean to freshwater spawning grounds. But there
Redefining yourself takes tenacity, dignity
“There are moments in every life that define us anew. Find a way to make that moment happen for you.” — Anonymous Have you ever found yourself wishing to live a new life? A friend of mine sent me a quote that reads, “What could you accomplish if you knew you could not fail?” What
How I spend my Wednesdays with Jack
While the emotionally-charged book Tuesday with Morrie made it big for author Mitch Albom, I feel I have a masterpiece that could certainly share shelf space with that great book. Mine would be titled Wednesdays with Jack and the only tears you would be moved to shed would be those which fall from gales of
