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Retirement: 3 steps for a late starter

Question: My husband and I are in our late '50s and haven't put anything away for retirement, although we do own our home. We figure we'll work another 10 years or so before retiring. Do you have any helpful suggestions for us...

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Chef Sam Kass making his mark in Obama White House

WASHINGTON -- A lot of lives have changed since Barack Obama won the presidential election one year ago last Wednesday, none so much as the life of Chicago's Sam Kass, the engaging, shaved-head assistant White House chef and...

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What Are the Benefits of Eating Organic Meat?

food group when it comes to buying organic. Less commonly known is the wholesome and healthy food group of organic meat. A typical shopper will be looking for specials to suit their financial/budget-ory constraints. Little...

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Southern Nevada veterinarians looked at their pet collection and realized they had a zoo

By HENRY BREAN • Las Vegas Review-Journal • November 7, 2009 MOAPA, Nev. (AP) — Veterinarians Jay and Valerie Holt say they had to move from Las Vegas to a 3-acre spread 55 miles northeast of the city because Jay wanted a...

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MEXICO: Women Package the Sweet Taste of Nostalgia

AYOQUEZCO, Mexico, Nov 7 (IPS) - Years ago, when Catalina Sánchez saw an opportunity to earn an income and improve her family’s living conditions by growing and selling nopales - an edible cactus native to Mexico - she probably...

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7:00 PM (PT) - The Future of Forestry: Future Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest

In the spring of 2009, the Denman Forestry Issues Series was presented by the College of Forest Resources (now the School of Forest Resources in the new College of the Environment) at the University of Washington. The series...

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Aspen/Snowmass paramedic administers long-distance aid

Aspen/Snowmass paramedic administers long-distance aid Janet Urquhart The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado ASPEN - Brandon Potter is a world traveler, but he's hardly the typical tourist. The Snowmass Village firefighter, who...

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New antenas help biologists study salmon

WARREN, Idaho -- Biologists studying salmon in the Pacific Northwest have for decades lost track of the fish just as they set out on life's last leg, that final upstream lunge to spawn and die in the remote, backcountry streams...

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Drier corn, soybean fields offer hope for Iowa harvest

By DAN PILLER • dpiller@dmreg.com • November 7, 2009 Iowa farm fields dried out Friday and farmers hope that the corn and soybeans that are still in the fields will follow. More worrisome is the situation for elevators that use...

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Light Test-Weight Corn Viable Option for Producers

SOUTH DAKOTA, US - South Dakota Cooperative Extension Swine Specialist Bob Thaler said a few factors should be considered before producers begin to add light test-weight corn to their swine feed. “There's less starch and more...

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