Range members still hang on to the good life
In Maine the Grange faces aging membership and shifting rural life as leaders note a 1981 rise after decades of decline. State Master James E. Shores sees community and family interest growing, with demographic moves from cities to towns and mills sustaining a fraternal order rooted in agriculture.
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James E. Shores
State Grange
Shores
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Ohio
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Oregon
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America
Fate of the Earth weighs on a lone reader
A reader recounts lingering malaise after tackling Jonathan Schell’s The Fate of the Earth and the era’s nuclear debate. He describes wartime fear, a budding anti nuclear movement, and efforts to mobilize civic action beyond churches. He questions how to awaken Soviet citizens and reflects on a charged, polarizing peace moment.
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Jonathan Schell
Focal Church
Soviet Union
U.S
U.S.S.R
U.S. Farm Exports Seen Rising in Volume But Value Falls
The Agriculture Department forecasts U.S. farm exports will rise about four percent to roughly 169 million metric tons in the year ending Sept. 30, yet export value may drop by about $1.3 billion to $42.5 billion due to lower prices. Agriculture Secretary John Block labels expansion efforts as key, with Farm Bureau missions to Japan and Europe aimed at convincing partners to resolve trade barriers quickly.
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John Black
Block
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Mexico
The
Orient
Deadline extended for ordering environmental seedling packets
The Ohio Division of Forestry extends the Environmental Tree Seedling Packet deadline to Friday due to cool wet conditions. Each packet contains 50 seedlings for 12 dollars with no limit on orders and delivery by UPS by May 14. Included species are flowering dogwood, autumn olive, green ash, white pine and Norway spruce.
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Division of Forestry
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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