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Physicist says fear alien invaders
LONDON - British physicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans to interact with extraterrestrial life.
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The delicate wine grape has become our best early-warning system for the effects of global warming.
John Williams has been making wine in California's Napa Valley for nearly 30 years, and he farms so ecologically that his peers call him Mr. Green.
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Iowa Association of School Boards given $16 million in taxpayer money
More than $16 million in taxpayer money has been routed to the Iowa Association of School Boards in the past six years through earmarks or contracts that bypassed the open bidding process, state and federal records show.
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Ground broken for Fort Madison prison
800-bed facility to employ up to 500 during construction
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Warm weather means early planting for area farmers
Mother Nature has been very kind to area farmers this spring.
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Hazardous material clean up planned for Henry County this summer
The Henry County Board of Supervisors met with Steve Pauli of Whaley Waste Systems to discuss setting a hazardous material clean up day for county residents.
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Obama to visit Poet plant in Macon on Wednesday
The White House has released details about President Barack Obama's planned visit to Macon on Wednesday, as part of his "White House to Main Street Tour."
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Quincy man arrested for gun running
The Adams County Sheriff's Office conducted an under cover controlled purchase of four firearms in the north bottoms area of Quincy.
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Teachers help build Habitat house
JEFFERSON CITY -- The wet weather didn't stop some dedicated volunteers from working on the latest Jefferson City Habitat for Humanity house.
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