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Health

Weed Killer In Your Water Glass

August 23, 2009

An article in Sunday’s New York Times warns of elevated levels of atrazine in the drinking water, especially in the Mid-Heartland.
But atrazine often washes into water supplies and has become among the most common contaminants in American reservoirs and other sources of drinking water.
Now, new research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous at lower [...]

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Mid-Heartland Swine Flu Updates

April 30, 2009

It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like. –Jackie Mason
Never knock on Death’s door. Ring the bell and run away! Death really hates that! –Matt Frewer

Mid-Heartland pork producers are up in arms over the moniker “swine flu,” because some ignorant countries have stopped [...]

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Candidates Get Out Ahead Of The Swine Flu Epidemic

April 28, 2009

Not to be outdone when it comes to credibility with Omaha’s pig constituency, Daub pointed out that he served on the MECA board, “which I hope speaks for itself when it comes to swinishness.”

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