The Corn Supremacy (Chicago Tribune)

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The Corn Supremacy (Chicago Tribune)

Over thousands of years, it has gone from humble weed to worldwide staple, alternative fuel and now potential medicine. But as the crop's value has grown, so has its challenges. For the aging farmer on the hillside, the motions of planting are rote, timeless, almost mechanical, yet as human as the need to lay down roots, to experiment, to multiply. His thick hands never stop moving, even as he ...

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Saturday, September 8, 2007 (Deccan Herald)

Going back to nature never rang so true. Stressed out urban professionals are today finding solace in traditional, herbal and alternative therapies. The alternative medicine industry is thus seeing a boom like never before.

USC Research Funding Rises to $185 Million (WLTX-TV Columbia)

Research funding at the University of South Carolina reached a record $184.9 million in fiscal year 2007, a 6.7-percent increase from the previous year.

Oh, my aching... back, neck, leg, knees, ebows (Inside Bay Area)

THE FLASHES of pain sound strikingly similar. Allie Steele's knees hurt when she gets out of bed. Steven Nicks' throb when he stocks shelves at a grocery store and rides his bike competitively.

ADHD under radar, study concludes (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

Nearly 9 percent of children have ADHD but less than one-third are getting the medication they need, concluded a landmark new study.

Lay of the Land (Sierra Club)

Alternative energy is all the rage these days. But buyers beware! In a brazen application of lipstick to a pig, coal companies are branding liquefied coal as an "alternative fuel."

Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)

The Ithaca Children's Choir is holding auditions for young singers ages 7 through 20 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. No singing experience is necessary.

Community Classes (Savannah Morning News)

Items for this calendar must be received at least two weeks before the event. Only classes or lectures that are free or have a nominal cost of $100 or less will be accepted for publication. Cost must be included. E-mail calendar@savannahnow.com or send announcements to Community Classes, P.O. Box 1088, Savannah, GA 31402, or fax Community Classes, 525-0796.

The Questionnaire (Baltimore City Paper)

We asked all the candidates for mayor, city council president and district council seats to fill out a short questionnaire on their positions across a variety of issues we consider crucial.

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