Oil boom pushes seniors from North Dakota towns
In Williston and surrounding areas seniors on fixed incomes face soaring rents as oil boom housing demand surges. Longtime residents like 82 year old Lois Sinness quit their homes for cheaper cities as deposits rise and housing supplies shrink.
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North Dakota
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Kindle Fire undercuts rivals at $199 with color touchscreen
Amazon unveils the Kindle Fire a 7 inch color touchscreen tablet priced at $199 in the United States. The device blends e reader features with apps, movies and web access while sacrificing camera and cellular capability. It offers 8 gigabytes of storage and relies on cloud storage for media. Battery life is rated at eight hours for reading.
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Local foods business grows to 4.8 billion sales in 2008
USDA reports local foods sales reached 4.8 billion in 2008, with growth projected to 7 billion this year. Direct farm sales to consumers and intermediaries like grocers and restaurants have driven the rise, led by fruit and vegetable farmers and expanding farmers markets across the Midwest.
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Carolyn Anderson
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Stephen Vogel
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
U.S
Kansas City
Paul Gnaedinger
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