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Businesses rethink trash

As food prices climb, industry considers waste

We’ll need more water storage

If scientists are right, changes in the Northwest climate will make water more scarce than it is now. So you would think that leaders convinced by the climate models would do something to increase the supply, but they’re not.

Divide and conquer

Bright, clear sunshine lit the streets this morning, making the morning commute feel somewhat tolerable to caffeine deprived brain cells.

Battle against nerves

Neurofibromatosis causes bumps

Relish The American Table: Add a little spirit with sweet potatoes

We remember the chill we felt years ago when we were asked to bring something “sweet potatoey” in a casserole to a potluck Thanksgiving dinner. “Do whatever you like with it,” chirped our hostess, who grew up in the South, where sweet potatoes have been cultivated for centuries. Instead of feeling comforted by her open-ended invitation to step into the kitchen and let loose with four pounds of sweet potatoes and a casserole, we were practically catatonic. As Northerners who thought baking was the beginning and end of things you could do with sweet potatoes, the idea of putting them in a casserole was more than we could manage.

Thankful for simplicity

The economy is in turmoil. Spending has slowed. And it seems the only piece of good news is gas prices have dropped. So aside from a Depression-era style comeback, what does the economic downturn mean for our closets?