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iPad neat, but I’m waiting for ver. 2.0
After playing with Apple's iPad at its press debut Wednesday, I want to buy one — just not yet...
Lafayette activists petition for fracking ban
Anti-fracking activists in Lafayette have launched a petition drive for a ballot measure that would enact a ban on hydraulic fracturing and other oil/gas extraction methods within city limits...
Homeland Security sets new measures for seaports
PHILADELPHIA — While 100 percent screening of maritime cargo would be prohibitively costly and cause huge delays, the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced a security measure intended to improve knowledge about ship cargoes headed for U.S. ports...
GE Food Labeling Initiatives Gaining Momentum
Earlier this week, 55 Members of Congress signed on to a letter...
Lost hikers found 100 yards from parking lot
Six hikers lost their way on Jan. 24 after leaving the Gregory Canyon Trailhead, heading toward the Bluebell Shelter...
Register for county farm tour by Friday
The Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department and the...
Obama seeks power to merge agencies, shrink government
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday morning will...
Use of food stamps by soldiers rising
CNN is reporting that use of food stamps by soldiers continued to rise in 2013, reaching nearly $104 million. This reflects an upward trend that's been in place since the start of the recession in 2008 when military members redeemed $31.1 million worth of food stamps...
Facebook, forefront of social networking, hits a half-billion users
Some people may watch a little television if they wake in the night. Jim Reed of Oceanside, N.Y., reaches for his BlackBerry and posts comments to Facebook...
