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~ WHOZIT~
     Find Whozit answer in the Classifieds.
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Thought for the Week
      Earth Day is Today And Arbor Day is Friday I conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living, and countless numbers are still unborn.
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ANOTHER IRREGULAR READER IS BORN!
      Lila Elizabeth Ryan Born: February 13, 2009 Gender: Female Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz. Length: 20 in.
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NORTH BY NORTHEAST
An "Earth Day" perspective on its 39th anniversary
      …Having actually celebrated the first one in 1970! Today, April 22, 2009, is the 39th annual Earth Day. It conjures up many thoughts, and concerns, in my mind … just as it did in 1970, yet with a much greater sense of urgency.
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Recipes from the Ridge
Awesome Asparagus
      It's asparagus season —actually, it has been for awhile! We like to cook the young asparagus shoots in the spring —on the stove, on the grill or in the oven.
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As The Mud Churns
      We hope that Patsy Murray is having a great time in Texas. She's there visiting her daughter, Jeni, grandson TJ and waiting for her new grandbaby to be born. Have fun! Karen Rundlett flew into town for a quick visit last week. She's living in Greenville and works at the Indian Hill Trading Post.
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IRREDIOMS ~ A look at common idioms
Phrases, sayings & expressions, what they mean & where they came from
      Beat Around the Bush To avoid answering a question; to approach something carefully or in a roundabout way. This expression goes all the way back to the 1500s when hunters hired people called beaters to drive small animals out of the bushes so the hunters could get a better shot at them.
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REAR VIEW
      The Sugarloaf Irregular issue Nov. 31, 1976 Vol. 10, No. 4 is the "vole" issue. Among the odds and ends that fill Page one, is an article titled, " Carr-tax-it Valley taxes shoot upward.
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Moose Mountain
     
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