NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to unveil artifacts from the World Trade Center and Berlin Wall for the new NATO headquarters, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel at the Royal Palace, […]
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ISIS claims responsibility for Belgian bombs
Scores of people were killed and many others injured after three explosions rocked the airport and a metro station in Belgium’s capital. Here’s what we know: Two explosions hit Brussels Airport and one at a metro station during the morning commute in the city. The attacks at the two locations took place a little more than an hour […]
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Magical earth: Pickled beets and more as an abundant season winds down
The end of the gardening season is nearly here. I’m always a bit sad when such time comes. It’s been a great growing year for many crops, particularly pumpkins and winter squash, as well as a summer squash plant that seeded itself and then proceeded to produce dozens and dozens of patty pan summer squashes. […]
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August harvests and must-do preservation
Now well into the third week of August, the garden is beginning to look a little tired. But that doesn’t mean that the Magical Earth isn’t doing its job. Excessive rain hasn’t helped the vine crops, in particular, prompting many reports of few cucumbers, yellow and crookneck squash and zucchini. Some years the summer squashes, […]
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With blessings and lessons learned, the harvest ebbs
Mid-September and the garden is beginning to look a little sad. The greens aren’t as green, a few brown leaves have appeared and some of the garden has already been harvested and rototilled. But despite that, many surprises can still be found in every garden spot, bucket and afterthought location. One gourd variety self-seeded right […]