Today we are going a little farther afield than usual - to St. Lawrence Island in the middle of the Bering Sea. St. Lawrence is a part of Alaska. It's about 130 miles from Nome, but it's only 40 miles from Siberia.
Environmentally conscious homeowner Dan Huntsberger signed up for an energy efficiency seminar last summer after seeing it advertised in the paper. As part of his class, the 36-year-old brewery filter salesman paid a home energy auditor to poke around his 40-year-old Lake Norman home and hunt wasted energy. Part sleuth, part home inspector, the auditor found air leaks in the crawlspace and poor
Terry Loebel wasn't looking to start an advertising phenomenon when he went to his mailbox in 1967 and inspiration struck. Valpak, the company Loebel soon started, is today an advertising giant, sending its trademark blue coupon-stuffed envelope to 45
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says riots in Tibet caused heavy loss of life and that the government acted with extreme restraint in putting down the protests.
Terry Loebel wasn't looking to start an advertising phenomenon when he went to his mailbox in 1967 and inspiration struck. Valpak, the company Loebel soon started, is today an advertising giant, sending its trademark blue coupon-stuffed envelope to 45 million homes each month. Valpak wasn't the first company to start targeting consumers by mail, but it has become one of the most
Corn closed the week 1.25 cents higher. This week's export sales report showed 25.5 million bushels of corn were sold last week, 30 percent below the four-week average and only slightly above last week's marketing year-low total. Year-to-date sales stand at 1.994 billion bushels.
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