Steve M. sent a news article with this comment: “One more reason to live full-time at your retreat”: Neighbors helping neighbors—to break into vacant houses
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Scientists create man-made flu virus that could potentially wipe out millions if it ever escapes research lab. (A hat tip to F.J. for the link.)
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Jonathan B. sent this from northern California and southwestern Oregon: State of Jefferson Rises again!
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EPA targets families that generate heat off the grid using traditional wood-burning stoves. (Thanks to Steve M. for the link.)
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J.B.G. sent this from The Daily Mail: Think we’ve got it bad? Read about the British expats whose lives have become a nightmare in violent, chaotic Greece