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Are you enjoying the weather?

  • March 22, 2010
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I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled to see the weather change. The past few mornings, I have awoken to the sound of birds outside my window. The snow has melted, and day by day we are blessed with increasing temperatures and the absence of snow plows. Yet, it won’t take long for summer to come, and most certainly, the warm weather will be taxing, and we will look forward to the fall. As...

Making memories with the red deer stags

  • March 22, 2010
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New Zealand is amazing. Friendly people, fantastic food, lovely wineries and incredible wildlife, especially for a hunter. The sentence I most widely used when we were visiting the North Island of New Zealand was this, “They are so huge.” Over and over I said it. The red deer stag is so huge. And beautiful. Our PH, professional hunter, David got us up close and personal to these “huge”...

Care of flowering potted azaleas

  • March 22, 2010
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Flowering pot plants are best considered a long-lasting substitute for cut flowers instead of a house plant with a very short life. Many have blooms lasting four to seven weeks, some even longer. If the flowers die or leaves fade within days, something is wrong. In general, flowering pot plants need bright, cool conditions and moist soil. Warm air is usually their biggest enemy. Tammy H, wrote,...

When there is nothing else to do

  • March 22, 2010
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Last week I wrote a column on how there isn’t much to do outside in March, so you might as well do some maintenance. It was about cleaning, and preserving your boots, and hunting coat. My buddy from Perrysville, Lucky Eddie read the column, and took exception. He questioned how I could write about a subject I never practice myself. I assured him this is how the world works, and gave him an...

How do labor strikes end?

  • March 22, 2010
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Q: What is a labor strike? A: A strike occurs when employees, in a group, either walk off the job or determine that they will not show up to work as a way to protest something that happened or is happening at their workplace. Typically, strikes involve a picket line where employees walk in front of the workplace with signs indicating why they are striking. Q: What are the different ways a labor...

Northward-bound water-birds are arriving daily

  • March 22, 2010
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Until just recently, area ponds, lakes and marshes were still frozen, but with the rainfall and warmer weather, ducks, geese, swans and cranes have returned in large numbers. On March 11, I checked out several lakes and ponds in our area, only to find them frozen and devoid of ducks. After a weekend trip to northwest Ohio, I returned to find everything ice-free, some roads covered with water, and...

Things I should never buy

  • March 22, 2010
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I have a problem. This problem, you see, has to do with grocery shopping. There are some things at the grocery store I should never buy. N-e-v-e-r. Not because these food items are yummy, high in calories or fat content. But because once I start eating them, I just can’t stop. It all began when I was a teenager. My boyfriend dumped me at the same time my best friend, Corinne, was dumped by her...

Finally, a chance to see a roadrunner, though I still pull for Wile E. Coyote

  • March 22, 2010
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One of these days, I might look back on our trip to the American Southwest and say something like, “Well, it was great, but without pushing all the way to the Pacific Ocean, it didn’t quite go the distance.” As of this writing, however, I must disagree with future self ... if that makes any sense. Arizona in general and Tucson in particular have provided me with more optimism, fulfillment and...

Wooster students shine at annual Eastern Economic Association Conference Diverse group of seniors share their research through presentation

  • March 22, 2010
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College of Wooster seniors Aneeb Sharif, John Hotchkiss, and AungMaw MyoLwin recently returned from Philadelphia, where they presented their research at the annual Eastern Economic Association Conference. “This is the most diverse group of students in terms of majors that we have ever taken to this conference,” said Amyaz Moledina, associate professor of economics at Wooster. “Aneeb is a...

Ashland University news

  • March 22, 2010
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Deanna Blosser, of Dalton, is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success at Ashland University. She is the daughter of Richard and Jeanne Blosser and is majoring in toxicology. The National Society of Leadership and Success is an organization that helps people discover and achieve their goals. The society offers life-changing lectures from the nations leading presenters and a...