Sunday
Show 8/24/14
New
go-to career for New England's young: Farming
Farming
is hip in New England. Across the region, young people are choosing
crops over cubicles, new farms are popping up and the local food
movement is spreading.
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Invasive
insect threatens iconic Florida citrus
Citrus
has always been synonymous with Florida. The orange adorns the state
license plate. The University of Florida's famed football stadium was
named after an orange magnate. There is even a county called Citrus.
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Conservatives
praise “Giver” as a cautionary tale about failed utopia
Conservatives
are praising “The Giver,” a film depicting a futuristic society
that has eliminated both personal freedom and human emotion, as a
warning against the temptations of utopianism.
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Atheist
group attacks Arkansas pizza parlor over church bulletin discount
Wisconsin-based
Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to Steven Rose, the
owner of Bailey's Pizza in Searcy, Ark., warning him that his pizza
parlor's offer to knock 10% off churchgoers' tabs amounted to
discrimination, local KTHV-TV reported.
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How
grandparents can pass down good financial wisdom
It
can be tempting for grandparents to spoil their grandchildren; after
all, isn’t that part of the job description? But experts warn the
money and financial habits passed down from generation to generation
are long lasting.
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Birth
control mandate: HHS offers new way for religious employers
The
Obama administration took steps Friday it said would ensure that
women who work for religious employers will have continued access to
cost-free birth control coverage, while respecting the views of their
employers.
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Homeschool
family sues VA social services for removing children claiming parent
imagined kids illnessess
A
homeschooling advocacy group announced that it is suing social
services caseworkers in Shenandoah County Virginia's Department of
Social Services on behalf of homeschool parents that it says are
falsely accused of child abuse and had their two children removed
from parental custody and placed into foster care for over a month.
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Group
think school program turns kids in to sheep
An
Oprah-inspired program in public schools described by critics as an
intrusive, emotionally manipulative effort with the laudable goal of
ending bullying, cliques, gossip and other such behaviors, has been
presented to a million students in 400 cities in 47 states.
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China
dismisses US complaints about jet fighter intercept
Washington’s
protest over a Chinese fighter jet that confronted a US jet by making
three close passes was dismissed flatly this weekend by a Chinese
defense official who said the fighter pilot acted “professionally”
and kept a safe distance in what was a “routine” flight.
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