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August 21, 2013

Freedom Attacked: Airport Detains NSA Journalist’s Partner For 9 Hours

Freedom Attacked: Airport Detains NSA Journalist’s Partner For 9 Hours

The partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald — who has written a series of scathing articles about the NSA – was questioned and held at London’s Heathrow airport for nine hours under the United Kingdom’s Terrorism Act. Greenwald, who writes for ...

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Get The Most From Your Heirloom Sweet Corn

Get The Most From Your Heirloom Sweet Corn

Heirloom sweet corn, picked right from the stalk and then boiled immediately, is one of the most highly anticipated treats of the summer garden. Corn originated as a modest grass in the Mexican plateaus and spread north and south from ...

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Why Did This California Sheriff Strip The US Forest Service Of Their Authority?

Why Did This California Sheriff Strip The US Forest Service Of Their Authority?

A county sheriff in Northern California has stripped the U.S. Forest Service of some of its law enforcement authority in his jurisdiction. Specifically, El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini sent the Forest Service a letter stating that its agents would ...

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Small Win For Bees: EPA Issues New Pesticide Labels

Small Win For Bees: EPA Issues New Pesticide Labels

Pesticide warning labels to help save the bees finally have been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the EPA has taken a small step in the right direction, it may not be enough to save the drastically shrinking honeybee ...

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How To Stay Off The Surveillance Radar

How To Stay Off The Surveillance Radar

Average Americans are becoming more and like the characters in a spy movie; they are being tracked all the time. Law enforcement agencies, local governments, intelligence agencies, phone companies, banks, Internet companies, and many others are trying to track us. ...

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