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U.S. unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent in November
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers, continuing a pattern of...
Advocates: Chicken flap belies true egg industry practices
When Grant Family Farms in Wellington declared bankruptcy in December and announced that it didn’t have enough feed to keep its chickens alive, it prompted an outpouring of support from surrounding communities. People descended on the farm to adopt hens before they ...
The problem with pavement
Ballot Issue 1A will ask voters whether they want to raise sales taxes “18.5 hundredths of 1 percent for the purpose of paying for the recovery from the 2013 flood...
FBI serves search warrants on 3 Toyota suppliers
DETROIT — The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Wednesday that it has served search warrants on three Toyota suppliers, but declined to say why...
‘Food, Inc.’ chicken farmer has a new, humane farm
Twelve minutes into the 2009 documentary Food, Inc...
Spammers target Facebook
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Interested in a free iPad like the one your Facebook friend got by filling out a survey...
Dalai Lama urges U.S. to spread democracy
DAVIE, Fla. — Voicing admiration for American values, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday called for the United States to spread freedom to other lands...
From tough campo dog to sweetheart companion
For two years, while Alex Masarie worked in the Peace Corps in San Juanito, Panama, developing clean water sources for the town of 220 people, he fed one of the many dogs running around the town. Carmensita was named for the nearly 90-year-old abuelo who owned her, ...
Small fire on Peewink Mountain under control
Boulder County firefighters have extinguished a small fire that began burning early this morning on Peewink Mountain. According to a press release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, members of the Sugarloaf, Fourmile and Nederland fire departments, the ...
