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Whiskey Row reveals its secrets

Duluth News-Tribune
June 18, 2007 - Lindahl spent much of Thursday flagging finds, from a pocketknife handle to the broken-off necks of medicine bottles. Every find went in its own labeled bag, ready to be cleaned and examined when Tumberg is back in his offices. ...
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Paper, plastic or Hermes?

The State
June 18, 2007 - Plastic bags take less energy to produce, but, if not recycled, take up space in landfills. Paper bags use more energy to be produced and eat up pulp and, subsequently, trees.Plastic bags prevail in the marketplace. My favorite, a Beatles bag, bought at a fan convention years ago; my Fresh Market and Rosewood Market bags; my German department store bag; my plastic tote from London; my ginormous IKEA bag. ...
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Education briefs

Salt Lake City Tribune
June 18, 2007 - Utah schools win $64K for recycling A plastic bag recycling program has earned Utah schools more than $64,000, thanks to students' successful collection efforts. Whittier Elementary in West Valley City earned the top prize in Utah in the Wal-Mart-sponsored "Kids Recycling Challenge" for filling 1,465 60-gallon collection bags totaling 23,440 pounds. In Utah, 166 schools participated, filling 11,308 collection bags weighing a total of 180,928 lbs. ...
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Big Brothers & Sisters volunteers make a match of their own

Akron Beacon Journal
June 18, 2007 - Students recycle Kudos to Highland Middle School students who formed their own recycling committee, collected 1,500 pounds of plastic bottles during the spring and recycled them, earning $500. ...
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Amy Joyce: Firm's paper trails go in circles

Omaha World Herald
June 18, 2007 - Although many companies have had small recycling programs for years, many more are considering how else to "go green." Arnold & Porter will also try a few other policies. Max Handelsman's suburban government contracting office recycles only white paper, so he started to take up the recycling issue on his own. ...
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Big Brothers & Sisters volunteers make a match of their own

Akron Beacon Journal
June 18, 2007 - Students recycle Kudos to Highland Middle School students who formed their own recycling committee, collected 1,500 pounds of plastic bottles during the spring and recycled them, earning $500. ...
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African massacre survivors make Denver their new home

State Journal Register
June 18, 2007 - The group arrived from Africa exhausted, carrying clear plastic bags stuffed with paperwork. ...
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Fruit and yogurt make perfect waffle topping

Commercial Appeal, Memphis
June 18, 2007 - Wrap the whole thing in a plastic bag with the top of the waffle cone sticking out through the top of the bag. Hold the plastic-covered waffle cone and eat, pushing it up through the bag opening as you go. You might still want to cover your lap with an old towel just in case, but the plastic bag should make this manageable. ...
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Massacre survivors 'happy here' in Denver

Commercial Appeal, Memphis
June 18, 2007 - The group arrived from Africa exhausted, carrying clear plastic bags stuffed with paperwork. ...
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Better dining through chemistry

The Orange County Register
June 18, 2007 - He weighed 100 grams of water and 1 gram of calcium chloride and stirred them together in a stainless-steel bowl. First he demonstrated the squeeze bottle technique using the grape juice mixture. Holding the spout over the "swimming pool," he gave the sides of the plastic bottle a pretty good pinch to create a test glob. He pressed a meaty diver scallop on top, then sealed the glued package tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerated it. ...
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