County DA seeks second grand jury to clear four year felony logjam
Clark County prosecutors push for a second grand jury to speed trial scheduling. If approved, hearings could begin by late October. Joel Cooper notes justice delays stem from overworked Justice Court and that two juries would hear about 15 cases weekly, easing caseflow.
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Botanist studies coal makeup for energy use
Paleobotanist Tom Phillips of the University of Illinois reports findings from the coal fields of Southern Illinois and Europe showing identical fossil plants in Donetz basin coal and downstate Illinois coal. The work links coal origin to peat and suggests botanical composition may affect coal properties and sulfur content.
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World Desert Expansion Driven by Men Not Nature
UPI reports deserts are expanding as only 30 percent of land suits crop growth for four billion people. FAO notes 247 million acres of tropical forest vanish in Africa, 19.8 million in Asia, and 12.4 to 24.8 million in Latin America yearly. UN programs study mitigation through land use, irrigation, and Saharan belt expansion.
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