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Roller Derby Barges into Fargo by Kerry Collins posted:06/20/09 I found this article on the bulletin board at the USDA labs where our friend Kim was working. It's from Fargo's Forum newspaper, and highlights the new Roller Derby team starting up in Fargo/Moorehead. Roller Derby is a great answer to all male contact sports, though it's a bit more dangerous... (read more)
Any Reason to Kill a Bison by Matthew Brown posted:06/11/09 There's getting to be a good herd of bison at Yellowstone, but it's still nowhere near their population size in the American bison's heyday (ranches and fences manage to keep herd size down, as well as purposeful destruction and disease from inbreeding). Gigantic herds covered the plains, masses of shaggy brown fur... (read more)
American Indians vs Parks Canada by Steve Arstad posted:06/07/09 While driving across southern British Columbia, we kept coming across signs that said "No Naitonal Park." We thought we'd look up wha tthat meant, and came across this article from the Kerems Review that addresses the issue. The government wants to set aside national parkland, but... (read more)
Seattle: Affordable Housing? Or Invasion of the Degenerates? by Dominic Holden posted:06/04/09 In this article from The Stranger, Seattle's alternative city paper, Dominic Holden examines a the new phenomenon of what amounts to classy tenement housing. it's a cheap alternative to traditional city living, but will it attract young professionals, or The Degenerates? (read more)
Food For the Hungry May Be Illegal by Unknown posted:05/12/09 We came across this article when linking to the Food Not Bombs site. Food Not Bombs provides free meals to all comers. the meals are made by volunteers with donated food. Apparently, some cities don't appreciate this sort of altruism. You'd think they'd be happy, since they don't have to do the work themselves. (read more)
Compost, Nice and Easy by Annette Deamond posted:11/28/2008 Nothing benefits a garden like a few buckets of nice, fluffy compost. It enriches the soil by adding nutrients and improving the texture. To that end, I decided to take the logical approach and do some research. One book explained the whole compost scene... (read more)