November 19, 2008 – Page 4

Remembrance of things past

November 19, 2008 by Hal L. Millard

Remember AIDS? Though supplanted in the public eye by the latest disease du jour, there was a time in the ‘80s and ‘90s when you couldn’t turn around without seeing or hearing something about AIDS—which first targeted gay men yet quickly went global. Besides sparking the fear and loathing of whole classes of people, the … Read more

The Green Scene

March 20, 2015November 19, 2008 by Margaret Williams

Corn and tomatoes are both water hogs on the farm. But in North Carolina’s continuing drought, the first crop suffered heavy losses for the second consecutive year, while the latter prospered. That’s the nature of farming, perhaps, but at least for some growers hit hard by the drought, help may come not from rain but … Read more

Remembrance of things past

The Green Scene

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