Archive for May, 2009

Gardening Books - New York Times

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

This spring a young man’s — and woman’s — fancy should turn to vegetables. Judging by the new batch of garden books, we’re creeping into a back-to-the-land movement, rather like what happened in the 1970s but without the macramé. Yet …

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Village, Welcome Center mark anniversary - SW Iowa News

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Village, Welcome Center mark anniversary
SW Iowa News, IA
They will also be distributing free ornaments depicting the village’s log cabin, to the first 100 families that stop at their table. From 11 am to 1 pm, docent staff will be stationed in the log cabin and the school house to share information about

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Bozeman visitor center opens - Montana’s News Station

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Bozeman visitor center opens
Montana’s News Station, MT
Visitors to the Bozeman area now have a new place for information as the log cabin visitor center has officially opened for the summer. Located off of North 7th Avenue, the quaint little log cabin offers a multitude of information, including maps and

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Ball on “Don’t ask, don’t tell” - Politics on the Hudson

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Ball on “Don’t ask, don’t tell”
Politics on the Hudson, NY
That earned him kudos from the Log Cabin Republicans of New York. Urges President Obama to follow-through on campaign promise of repeal. ALBANY, NEW YORK—Log Cabin Republicans of New York today commended Republican New York State Assemblyman Greg Ball

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County, Tyler PD team up on grant - Athens Daily Review

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
County, Tyler PD team up on grant
Athens Daily Review, TX
In other action, commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the city of Log Cabin to finish road work paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Henderson County often enters interlocal agreements with cities within the county,

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Log cabin rekindles, burns to ground in New Market - Knoxville News Sentinel

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Log cabin rekindles, burns to ground in New Market
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN
By News Sentinel staff NEW MARKET - A log cabin “burned to the ground” this morning after rekindling from a Tuesday night blaze. The New Market Volunteer Fire Department intially was called to 370 Doane Road about 7:36 pm Tuesday.
New Market house fire causes $200K in damage Knoxville News Sentinel
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School of dancing is a step nearer for young - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
School of dancing is a step nearer for young
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UK
In a letter to East Northamptonshire Council’s planning department, he said it would be in the style of a traditional log cabin. He added: “Nationally, log cabin structures are becoming more popular as a way of providing sustainable and energy

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Back to the land - Boston Globe

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Flavia Graf Reardon is growing things. Lots of things. In the garden she shares with her husband, Tim, there are onions, leeks, carrots, peas, rhubarb, kale, collards, spinach, broccoli rabe, salad greens, raspberries, two kinds of cherries, currants …

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There are reasons aplenty for the sudden growth of new gardens - Boston Globe

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
There are reasons aplenty for the sudden growth of new gardens
Boston Globe, United States
Homesteading is out of reach for most people,” Hoskin says. “We’d love to have 50 acres in Vermont, but how are we going to make a living and when are we going to see our friends? So I can’t build a stone wall, but I can make preserves from

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California judges uphold Prop 8 - Minnesota Independent

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Straits Times
California judges uphold Prop 8
Minnesota Independent, MN
The Log Cabin Republicans also vowed to continue working with California’s Republican elected officials to ensure marriage equality in that state. “While we were defeated in this ballot initiative, our cause is right and just,” said Leonard M. Lanzi,
Video: Santa Cruz Gay Marriage Advocates React To Prop 8 Decision KSBW
California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8 gay marriage ban Examiner.com
California’s Excessive Liberty Still Shines As Marriage Endures Nolan Chart LLC
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