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Archive: June 9, 2014

MADISON, Wis. – To some, summer means picnics and outdoor grilling, but for thousands of children in Wisconsin, it's a time of missed meals and hunger. Dan Stein is president of Second Harvest Foodbank in Madison, which serves 16 counties in southern and southwestern Wisconsin. To him, summe ...Read More

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on a permanent prohibition on new, confined hog-feeding operations around the Buffalo River. Bob Allen, a retired Arkansas Tech professor of chemistry and board member of the Arkansas Canoe Club, said the ...Read More

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A fishing pole or a new tie may be traditional Father's Day gifts, but experts say another important gift could be a conversation with the men in your life about taking control of their own health. Brandon Leonard, director of strategic initiatives with Men's Health Netw ...Read More

LANSING, Mich. – Friends, partners or neighbors in Michigan who make legal medical decisions for a person when alive are not allowed the same right when the person passes away. House Bill 5162 would change that by allowing someone who is not related to the individual to be designated as his ...Read More

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Water scarcity, extreme weather, oil and gas development and endangered species are among the tough topics at the Western Governors' Association meeting this week in Colorado Springs. According to Land Tawney, executive director of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, declining populatio ...Read More

HELENA, Mont. - Thousands of new career-track jobs are predicted for Montana if clean energy investments are made. A report released Monday details the positions related to solar, wind and energy efficiency, calculating 4,000 new jobs over 20 years. Kyla Maki is the clean-energy director at the Mon ...Read More

HELENA, Mont. - Water scarcity, extreme weather, oil and gas development and endangered species are among the tough topics at the Western Governors' Association meeting this week in Colorado Springs. According to Land Tawney, executive director of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, declining population ...Read More

HARRISBURG, N.C. – North Carolina’s hundreds of livestock farms – including poultry and swine – soon will have to look for other means to keep the meat we eat free of disease. The Federal Drug Administration has asked pharmaceutical companies to limit the availability of so ...Read More