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Third trial begins Monday in Mineola swingers club, child-sex ring case
It's a tale made for tabloids - an East Texas swingers club at a former day-care center, characters with nicknames like "Booger Red" and legal brawling nasty enough to slime local media and Smith County's staid ...
Going green a growing trend among homeowners
The bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo.
Xeriscaping: Drought-Tolerant Plants for the Conscientious Gardener
Hens and Chicks have evolved fleshy leaves to help them retain water during periods of drought.
Cathedral Windows hosta not soon forgotten
This is one of the most beautiful hostas in the world. I need to admit, first, that when I see hostas, I love them all.
The beauty of Joan Leineke's new dream kitchen is that it's absolutely, totally functional.
Rake and plant your way to good health
Bending, digging, planting, carrying, weeding, pruning, raking and mowing - all these chores can do more than just jazz up your garden and improve your yard.
Church congregation builds grotto-like sanctuary
Far from the shores of Italy, where the word "grotto" originated, native limestone quarried from a nearby Kansas pasture rises outside a small wooden church.
Shooting: Ellsworth man dies after attack at his home
Looking Up 07:00 AM Ellsworth Municipal Airport The 17th annual Cowtown Fly-in starts at 7 a.m. at Ellsworth Municipal Airport with a pancake breakfast.
Couple's pumpkin sets SC record at 897 pounds
It's a big pumpkin. A Lexington County couple's pumpkin has broken the state record.
Lavender - is a plant of a million uses'?
If you can grow but one plant, let it be lavender. Whether it's in a pot on a New York City balcony or sprawling across a California wine country estate, there is no rival to its beauty and scent.
Eclipse revives homemade telescopes
BARNAUL, Russia - From a garden bursting with roses, violets, burgeoning cabbages and broken furniture in the remote West Siberian town of Barnaul rises a rickety wooden tower capped with an ...
Wyoming officials not happy with Rainbow Family cleanup after woodsy gathering
Rainbow Family participants are still picking up after this summer's gathering in the Cowboy State, but a local U.S. Forest Service official said the crew's effort is purely "cosmetic" and should not be ...
Wife, friends seek presidential pardon for anti-Castro Cuban convicted of bombings, killing
Eduardo Arocena's friends and family have created a Web site supporting his early release and held a rally for him this week in Miami's Little Havana.
In SF City Hall front yard, a bounty of produce
This photo provided by Scott Chernis shows members of Slow Food Nation as they help plant the Victory Garden in front of San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, July 12, 2008, in San Francisco.
There are two essential components to an aquatic landscaping project -- the water, of course, and then the sound that emanates from it.
TOWN OF TIOGA -- Tioga County and state agencies are investigating potential environmental and public heath risks from a raging fire Tuesday that sent thick smoke from burnt plastic, paper and cardboard ...
Butterfly gardens add beauty, boost environment
Butterflies flutter from the tiny purple petals of the Johnny-jump-ups to the freckled faces of the tiger lilies in Carol Southby's Penfield, N.Y., garden.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
It was 6:15 Monday evening as Karen Foley took the stage. The auditorium at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art was filled to capacity with people standing outside the door and along the walls.
Texas teens get environmental education as Student Conservation Association workers
Around midday, when the sun is beating down from the clear Texas sky, 18-year-old Jonathon Jackson is swinging a hoe in the Great Trinity Forest.