Lost and Found in the Sky A Wallet Odyssey
A reflective piece on recovering missing items and lost possessions across travels. The narrator imagines heaven-like recovery of wallets, keys, cards, hearing aids, and photos, recalling a string of losses from Detroit to Philadelphia and a perilous misadventure in Litchfield Illinois. The essay traces grief stages and anxiety from wallet loss to a chaotic Midwest rental, ending with a note on paying a Canadian speeding ticket beforehand.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Pat
Ontario
Detroit
P. Leimbach
USDA delays drought aid as Congress pushes for faster relief
In Washington the USDA holds a wait and see stance on major crop relief, focusing on livestock feed and grazing aid while Missouri and Kansas lawmakers urge quicker action. Questions linger over authority to enroll farmers late, forgive subsidies, or fund broader disaster programs. Secretary Lyng says it is too early for wide scale aid or new legislation.
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USDA
Midwest
Dan Glickman
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Department
Congress
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Lorain County
ASCS
4 H Camp Scholarships Backed by Nationwide and Farm Bureau
Lorain County 4-H members Anne Maiden and Denise Kirkpatrick receive sponsorship from Nationwide Insurance and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation for the 1988 State 4-H Leadership Camp. Eva Weber notes two county scholarships will be provided, with camp July 10 through 15 at 4-H Camp Ohio in Licking County. Anne is a five year 4-H member and former Food Fashion Board member and camp counselor. Denise, six years in 4-H, belongs to Junior Leadership, 4-H Band, and Fantastic 4-Hers.
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ELYRIA — _ Nationwide Insurance companies
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Lorain County
4-H
Anne Maiden
Denise Kirkpatrick
Eva Weber
Anne
Lawrence Maiden
Elyria
Denise
Jerry Kirkpatrick
Wellington
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District
Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio Dept. of Agriculture
Ohio Farm Bureau
Haves
Have-Nots
Buurma Farms shifts lettuce crop to Michigan due to Ohio drought
Buurma Brothers Farms will relocate most of its lettuce to Gregory Michigan near Ann Arbor because drought reduces water in Willard Ohio. Radishes will remain grown in Willard. Kroger purchases are noted. Separately, pond experts warn against overusing chemicals as low water levels can deplete oxygen and harm fish.
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Ohio
Michigan
Chad Buurma
Buurma Brothers Farms
Willard
Gregory
Mich
Ann Arbor
Buurma Farms
Kroger
Buurma
Soil and Water Conservation District
Timing and drought guidance for Lorain County corn and hay
Guidance covers sidedressing corn by height with rate adjustments, replant options if stands are poor, and alternative crops. It also lists hay and water sources, drought yield outlooks, and which ASCS farm programs are available, based on local surveys and county boards.
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Sudan
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Ladies Home Journal
Child Life
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Iowa
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Pat Leimbach
Kansas City Star and Times
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Licking County
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Ruth Horvath
The
Lorain
Farm Report
Jeff Mohrman
County Planning Committee
County Emergency Board For Agriculture
ASDS
Jerry Long
Hall Bros. Meats
S.min
Elyna
Olmsted Falls
Cook Rd
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Linden
Wagon Rental
LaGrange Rd
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