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GARDENING Q&A (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Q:Earlier this fall, I noticed the pin oak sapling in our yard was almost bare of leaves. After closer inspection, I found the limbs covered with caterpillars. I'd like to know what they were, and should I have done something about them? I didn't at the time because there were so few leaves left, it didn't seem worth the trouble. Answer: Several kinds of caterpillars eat oak leaves at that time ...

Volunteer opportunities (Savannah Morning News)

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Like water for idiots (Austin American-Statesman)

I used to appreciate water. I liked lakes, courtyard fountains and ice-cold hydration packs on hot days. But there's nothing like drought to turn romance into a power struggle, and for at least a decade, all of it spent in dry Western states, I've labored to harness water to my will. One day, I swear, I'll design and install a high-tech, conservation-minded irrigation system.

Obituaries for Nov. 15 (The Gresham Outlook)

Adrienne Claire Curran June 25, 1939-Nov. 11, 2008 East County resident Adrienne Claire Curran, 69, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, at a care center in Gresham. A service will be held at a later date. Adrienne was born June 25, 1939, in Worcester, Mass., to Andrew J. and Libyer (Calocci) Stellato. After ...

Is there a new class war? (Guardian Unlimited)

Perched on the railings outside Barking station are two skinheads in full regalia: camouflage bomber jackets, tattoos, jeans, Doc Marten boots. I am here on the border between east London and Essex to talk to people about politics and class. I consider accosting the shorn-headed station sentries, but they look busy. One of them is on the phone, the other is ministering to a bull terrier on a ...

Guerilla tactics in a vegie empire (Camden Haven Courier)

THE other day I realised that our urban farm had reached the limits of its geographical expansion. In other words, we had run out of space. We had built four major planter beds, a potato patch, put an orange tree in the front yard and passionfruit vines on the side of the house.