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Compost Pile 11/04/98
Those beautiful autumn leaves have blown from the trees. Now they're just unsightly brown masses in your lawn and other places you don't want them. Don't fret and don't burn. Simply build a compost pile and recycle these leaves into valuable organic matter.
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Miracle Compost. 10/28/98
Like many cities, Douglas, Ga., had a problem with solid waste. What's different in Douglas is that people now are standing in line to take it away.
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Ozone Alert. 10/28/98
Atlanta drivers are all too familiar with the Georgia Department of Transportation electronic signs warning, "Ozone Alert Day." The warning flashed on 35 days last year. On 22 of them, ozone hit unhealthy levels.
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It's Up to Us. 10/28/98
Regulated industries are making major efforts to reduce emissions that contribute to ozone formation. However, those controls alone won't solve our ozone problems.
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Brighten Winter. 10/28/98
Winter is a strange time to think of flowers in the landscape. Yet it can be a surprising awakening of the garden. Some trees, shrubs, vines, annuals and perennials bloom between fall and spring.
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Bad Bans. 10/21/98
University of Georgia experts say recent removals of peanuts from school lunchrooms are overreactions that can unfairly hurt Georgia farmers.
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Safety First. 10/21/98
Just because trick-or-treaters set out to scare you this Halloween, you shouldn't scare them at your home. Or at least you shouldn't scare them with a dangerous yard, said a University of Georgia housing specialist. "Halloween is scary enough," said Janet Valente.
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County Guide. 10/21/98
Maybe something like "Fascinating Facts on Georgia Counties" would have been a catchier name. The simple title, "The Georgia County Guide", doesn't seem to do justice to this University of Georgia almanac.
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Nuts! 10/14/98
After nearly a week of waiting, Georgia peanut farmers have finally gotten back into their fields after getting 2 to 6 inches of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Georges. Many didn't like what they found. "The biggest impact Georges had was in delaying field activity at a critical point in the harvest," said John Beasley.
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Safe Salads. 10/14/98
If you fret about the safety of those easy, packaged salad greens, worry no more, says a University of Georgia scientist. Studies have shown that they're safe. "When the ready-to-serve lettuce and cabbage products were first introduced, there was some concern over the safety of the packaging," said Bob Brackett.