73. Event: Eastern Market Reopens
The fire, caused by an electrical short, displaced 13 vendors of fresh produce, meats and poultry from the 134-year-old brick building on Capitol Hill. City officials helped merchants set up an outdoor market until the building is safe again. A safety zone was created near the building's main entrance on 7th Street, allowing people to peer inside. In the meantime, neighborhood residents have formed a foundation to help the merchants stay afloat. Firefighters plan to hand out fliers on fire...
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74. Event: Dependence on China crippling
If we're not careful, the same fate may befall American citizens who unwittingly eat poultry and hogs tainted with the same chemicals. Ninety-seven percent of all of China's imports pass through our ports with no inspection! This is why our pets are dying. Contaminated wheat gluten has also entered our food supply in pasta, bread coating for frozen food and who knows what else. Sixty-five percent of their earnings are overseas and do not translate into wealth for us. It sells us huge...
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75. Event: Cats can become infected with the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza ...
Puppies even do it without prior training, indicating that it is an innate ability, not simply one they acquire through contact with their owners. NYC Parks Department To Codify 'Off Leash' Dog Policy Board Limits "Off Leash" hours for dogs from 9 PM to 9 AM in designated areas, but reserves right to rescind "Off Leash" dog hours if policy results in increased dog bites, risk of rabies or other animal borne disease. NYC Parks Department To Codify 'Off Leash' Dog Policy Board Limits "Off...
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76. Event: Arkansas News Bureau
News Monday, May 7, 2007 Four seeking House speaker seat for 2009 session By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Even though the 86th General Assembly officially completed its work last week, one last piece of unfinished business will bring House members back to the state Capitol next year - selection of the House speaker-designate for the 2009 session. News Monday, May 7, 2007 Four seeking House speaker seat for 2009 session By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Even though the 86th General Assembly...
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77. Event: Outdoors Notebook | Hook pikeminnow, and save salmon
The fish caught aren't just thrown away in the trash; they are used to make liquid organic fertilizer for agriculture and fish meal for poultry and cattle. The cash-reward project funded by the Bonneville Power Administration began in 1990, and is designed to get rid of the juvenile salmon- and steelhead-devouring predators better known as squawfish. Activities includes procession of species kids costume parade, guided bird walks along the Duwamish River with Carol Schulz of the Rainier...
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