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Lawsuit says store owner fraudulently sold E85
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
A lawsuit by the state alleges a Jesup convenience store owner fraudulently sold less-expensive E85 fuel labeled as regular unleaded and 10-percent ethanol blends at two Northeast Iowa convenience stores.
Iowa
Agriculture
Missouri farmer revives red giants
31.08.2008 02:19
iowafarmertoday.com
CLARENCE, Mo. --- A woman leans out the farmhouse door yelling, “Are you selling it? Because there is a guy on the phone who wants to buy it.”
Iowa
Agriculture
Higher natural gas prices on horizonBy Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today
31.08.2008 02:18
iowafarmertoday.com
As the temperature hangs around 85 degrees, officials are already predicting higher natural gas prices for the upcoming winter heating season.
Iowa
Agriculture
Monroe County man finds comfort in rural work setting
31.08.2008 02:18
iowafarmertoday.com
ALBIA --- When Junior Gardner started working in an office, he was not as comfortable as being on his farm. So, he moved part of the farm into his office.
Iowa
Agriculture
They Buried a Farmer Today
31.08.2008 02:18
iowafarmertoday.com
They buried a farmer today, Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man’s life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the farm. There are the overalls he wore every day, Except on Sunday, when he bowed his head to pray. A seed corn cap, work gloves and his boots, All things that kept him close to his roots. Not born in a barn, but not far away, From the fields where a boy learned how to play. There are photos of his children and grandchildren, too,
Iowa
Agriculture
Election slows farm bill implementation
31.08.2008 02:18
iowafarmertoday.com
BOONE --- USDA Secretary Ed Schafer confirmed what many farmers had suspected this summer --- rules for the 2008 farm bill are unlikely to be completed before the Bush administration leaves office in January.
Iowa
Agriculture
Sustainability becoming mainstream
31.08.2008 02:18
iowafarmertoday.com
BOONE --- Sustainability has become mainstream and is moving from South America to North America.
Iowa
Agriculture
Familiar feeling: Kyle Busch wins again
31.08.2008 00:41
usatoday.com
It's Kyle Busch again. The 23-year-old NASCAR star was dominant on the 2-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway Saturday night, leading ...
USA
Motorsports
Stanfield, Stoffer fighting for final NHRA playoff spots
31.08.2008 00:41
usatoday.com
Greg Stanfield and Karen Stoffer were in danger of falling out of the NHRA final playoff spots Saturday in the Mac Tools U.S. ...
USA
Motorsports
Dixon, Castroneves go 1-2 in Detroit qualifying
31.08.2008 00:41
usatoday.com
Points leader Scott Dixon won the pole position for Sunday's Detroit Indy Grand Prix on Belle Isle, but he'll have Helio Castroneves ...
USA
Motorsports
Ramirez homers twice to help Dodgers end skid
31.08.2008 00:41
usatoday.com
Manny Ramirez homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended an eight-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
USA
Baseball
MIKE THOMPSON AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: Fortress St. Paul
31.08.2008 00:39
freep.com
At night, St. Paul looks a lot like North Korea.
USA
Blogs
FREE PRESS CARTOONIST MIKE THOMPSON : From the Republican Convention: Toilet Humor
31.08.2008 00:39
freep.com
How do advocates of airport profiling feel when the shoe is on the other foot?
USA
Blogs
U2, Eminem, Robin Thicke, Jennifer Hudson among heavy hitters with new discs
31.08.2008 00:39
freep.com
The record industry still needs something to keep its rhythm, and the album-release schedule remains the beat to which the music world marches. Here's how the 2008 musical homestretch is shaping up. Music execs call it the crucial fourth quarter -- fans of all genres still know it as prime time.
USA
Entertainment Industry
More of fall's top area pop concerts
31.08.2008 00:39
freep.com
Toby Keith
USA
Entertainment Industry
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