Another Reason To Be A Localvore…

Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird? - New York Times

Migratory songbirds like bobolinks, barn swallows and Eastern kingbirds are suffering mysterious population declines, and pesticides may well be to blame. A single application of a highly toxic pesticide to a field can kill seven to 25 songbirds per acre. [...]

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Now this is just wrong…
Katrina aid recipients may have to pay back millions | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

NEW ORLEANS — Imagine that your home was reduced to mold-covered wood framing by Hurricane Katrina.
Desperate for money to rebuild, you engage in a frustrating bureaucratic process, and after months of living in a government-provided trailer that gives [...]

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For everyone who has heard Clinton won Texas (over and over and over again), the voting ain’t over till it’s over…
Party’s not over for Texas Democratic caucus-goers | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Clinton, a senator from New York, won the March 4 primaries and collected a 65-61 lead in delegates awarded based on popular vote. In [...]

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A daily thought from Eknath Easwaran is delivered to my inbox by The Blue Mountain Center of Meditation. Each thought causes me to reflect a bit as I prepare to leave the house each morning. I found this one particularly thought provoking…
Thought for the Day
March 26
Thy desire is thy prayer; and if thy desire is [...]

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