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Conservation group selling Adirondack timberlands
Associated Press WriterA conservation group announced Thursday that 90,500 acres of timberlands it bought last year in the central and southern Adirondacks are up for sale with prohibitions against residential and commercial development. The Nature Conservancy plans to sell...Tags: Rivers, Charity, Bodies of Water, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources
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Harford unveils zoning draft
Sun reporterAfter nearly two years of work, Harford County officials say they have drawn up a blueprint to guide growth for decades to come. The 800-page document, introduced to the Harford County Council last night, is designed to preserve farmland, direct growth...Tags: Local Authority, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Havre de Grace, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources
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Age a source of comedy fodder
Sun reporterHave you heard the one about Sen. John McCain being old? Maybe this one, from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: "John McCain says he has a list of about 20 names of potential vice presidential candidates. I don't want to say John McCain is old, but the...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, The White House, New York Times, Bob Dole, Political Candidates
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Review: 'The Rocker'
Special to The TimesIT'S BEEN 20 years since Robert Fishman (Rainn Wilson), the metal-head hero of " The Rocker," lost his chance to live the dream, and he's been half asleep ever since. Back in the days of striped spandex and mile-high hair, "Fish" was the drummer for...Tags: The Rocker, Christina Applegate, Metal and Mineral, Sam Adams, The Simpsons
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Brush Fire Near Lancaster Fully Contained
KTLA NewsLANCASTER -- Firefighters have tamed two wildfires that burned hundreds of acres of forest land in Southern California, firefighters said Tuesday. A blaze in the Angeles National Forest was 100 percent contained and many of the 355 firefighters at the...Tags: Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita, California), Fires, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Wildfires, Forestry and Timber
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NATO pledges 'no business as usual' with Russia
Chicago Tribune correspondentGORI, Georgia—With Russian forces dug into hilltops and along roads across Georgia despite a 3-day-old pledge to move troops out, NATO's top official said Tuesday that "there can be no business as usual" between the Kremlin and the Western...Tags: Prisons, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Government, Metal and Mineral
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Birmingham-Crespi football season opener to be televised
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Sept. 12 matchup featuring San Fernando Valley football powers Lake Balboa Birmingham and Encino Crespi will lead off FSN Prime Ticket's 10-week schedule of high school regular-season football games. Last season, the schools met in their season...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources
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California Briefing
After contentious debate over the issue in recent months, members of the Police Commission made changes Tuesday in how the LAPD handles accusations of racial profiling against officers. The most notable change is the elimination of the term "racial...Tags: Assault, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prisons, Trials, Monrovia
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Two-day-old fire near Lancaster is contained
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe South fire that has been burning for the past two days in Angeles National Forest was brought under control this morning, a forest spokeswoman said. The fire, which scorched 135 acres west of Lancaster, was contained by about 6 a.m., said Dee...Tags: Fires, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Monrovia, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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Ocean cycle may explain cool Alaskan summer
Maryland WeatherI know, this isn't about Maryland weather, but it was prompted by a query from a Maryland reader of the Sun's weather page about the weather in Alaska.He asked me for some numbers on what he perceived to be a cool......Tags: Global Change, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Disasters, NASA
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Corrections officer hurt by falling tree
A woman crossing a street in Ridgewood had to be hospitalized after a tree fell from an overpass and struck her. Donna Rypkema, 38, a 10-year veteran corrections officer at Rikers Island, was crossing the street at Fresh Pond Road and Myrtle Avenuen on...Tags: Natural Resources
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Some Green Fuels Burn Sweeter Than Others
It seemed, at the time, like such a good thing for the planet: In the winter of 2005, I turned in my red, gas-hungry Jeep Wrangler for a near-new, diesel-burning Volkswagen Beetle. Inspired by a number of pioneering friends, I would fill my little green...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Somerville, Renewable Energy, International Business Machines Corporation, Energy Resources
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