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With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?
March 23, 2024 - 5:39 AM

DALLAS (AP) — It has been 15 years since the last fatal crash of a U.S. airliner, but you would never know that by reading about a torrent of flight problems in the last three months.
Where flooding has become more frequent, here's how gardeners can respond
August 01, 2023 - 5:18 AM

Water is essential to plant life, but what happens when there’s too much of a good thing, as has been the case in many parts of the country and the world this summer?
Gardening doesn't stop just because it's fall: Some tips
September 13, 2022 - 7:47 AM

As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there’s still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest.
The Latest: S Korea tops 1,000 cases for 57th straight day
August 31, 2021 - 8:36 PM

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, approaching a daily record set last month just a day after officials cautiously expressed hope that infections may slow.
Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in Haiti
August 19, 2021 - 9:05 PM

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — As if Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a tropical storm and the coronavirus pandemic weren’t enough, the temblor damaged the only medical oxygen plant in the southern part of the country.
Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
August 12, 2021 - 10:18 PM

WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — A metal roof sits atop the burned remains of a homestead on the once-lush slopes of Hawaii's Mauna Kea — a dormant volcano and the state's tallest peak — charred cars and motorcycles strewn about as wind-whipped sand and ash blast the scorched landscape.
As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings
May 04, 2021 - 10:40 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. - Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an email telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later, her relief was replaced by dread: a phone alert — another mass public shooting.
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
June 01, 2020 - 1:31 PM

NEW YORK - Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement's response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway.
New shrub rose hybrids are easy to care for, easy to love
May 14, 2019 - 4:58 AM

Roses are among the oldest flowers in cultivation, although many have earned a reputation as fussy or difficult to grow. Some of the newer shrub rose hybrids, however, are disease-resistant, carefree and repeat-blooming — just the qualities novice gardeners love.
Many drought-resistant plants also draw pollinators
August 09, 2016 - 8:13 AM

Water-wise gardens don't have to resemble sterile moonscapes, devoid of anything but layers of rock and gravel. They can feature scores of attractive drought-resistant plants that invite bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollen- and nectar-gathering species to your yard.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

Where flooding has become more frequent, here's how gardeners can respond

Gardening doesn't stop just because it's fall: Some tips

The Latest: S Korea tops 1,000 cases for 57th straight day

Oxygen plant among earthquake-damaged buildings in Haiti

Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles

As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

New shrub rose hybrids are easy to care for, easy to love

Many drought-resistant plants also draw pollinators

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