Undersizing in a world of supersize quirks
Daily Telegraph Lifestyles writer Kathy Kish muses on why products rarely come in smaller sizes for singles and light eaters. She lampoons oversized bread, room deodorizers, and cigarettes, notes tiny makeup packets exist, and laments the cultural push toward bigger portions and faster mold.
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Recycling Christmas trees supports wildlife and gardens
West Virginia official notes sinking old trees in reservoirs creates feeding and shelter for fish and birds while community programs collect many trees for use as fishing habitat and mulch. City programs grind remaining trees into mulch, used around landfills and in gardens, though some landfills burn them.
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Jerry Haynes
Mercer County Solid Waste Authority
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Gardening insights from winter conditions and biotech debates
A compilation of gardening trivia and science notes covers Bt crops and monarch risk, greenhouse spending, home value boosts from trees, kudzu spread, witches broom folklore, Prince Charles on organic farming, flower color genes, invasive water spinach, blue carnation, pest control sandals, cecidology, butterfly preferences, plant evolution, and turf and fragrance developments.
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Corrections on the CCC It Mentions Pay Toilets
A letter to Kathy Kish critiques CCC figures citing 4 500 camps and 3 500 000 enrollees, notes errors by state, and recalls WWI veterans. It then questions pay toilets once common in public restrooms and recounts Feldman on their decline, plus a Hungarian travel anecdote.
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