Saturday, the mailbox contained:
A subscription offer for Family Handyman A subscription offer for The Progressive A subscription offer for Virginia Wildlife A plea from Pacifica Radio (2) 2004 MBIT Competition Gameboy Advance Cartridges
Mailbox
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Friday, the mailbox contained:
December 2005 / January 2006 issue of SEED (Year In Science 2005) Early Spring 2006 L.L.Bean Catalog A subscription offer for ARTnews Coupons from Mail Marketing Systems Coupons from Mailbox Savings A book – National Geographic Complete Birds of North America A sweepstakes notice from National Magazine Exchange The return address was:
NME 16120 US Hwy. 19 [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Exxon @ 1622 E Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Thursday, the mailbox contained:
January 2006 issue of PC Magazine (Excellence) The Premier issue of ROBOT (Mythbusters Test Vex Robot System) January / February 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs (Women, Islam, and the New Iraq) December 2005 issue of RN (RSV – Protecting the littlest patients) December 25, 2005 issue of Oncology Times (Stopping Clinical Trials Early for Perceived Benefit) January [...]
Scientists are attempting to breed blight-resistant strains of the American Chestnut Tree using a method called backcross breeding. If successful, the Appalachian forests could once again have 100 foot tall chestnut trees in 50 to 100 years.Read (National Geographic News)
Predatory lenders charge exorbitant rates of interest to people who borrow money from them. Payday lenders are among these predatory lenders, and they are supported by large banks like Wachovia and Bank of America. There are nearly 700 payday lenders in Virginia.
Read (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Though key in supporting Antarctic research bases and maintaining shipping lanes, the US fleet (3 ships) is limping.
Read (Christian Science Monitor)
Wednesday, the mailbox contained:
January / February 2006 issue of Ode (Could homeopathy prevent a pandemic?) January-February 2006 issue of Audubon (Don’t Mess With This Bird – How Challenger Is Winning the Hearts and Minds of Americans) Winter 2006 issue of the Kenyon Review (Writing in Code: Literature and the Genome) Spring 2006 Stark Bro’s Fruit Tree and [...]
A Franklin County, VA tobacco farmer diversified this spring by adding two ponds to his 1,000-acre farm and stocking them with Malaysian freshwater shrimp. In October, he harvested and sold more than 1,100 pounds of shrimp to hundreds of customers.
Read (AP via the Daily Press)
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Pikeville, KY leaders have recruited a coal company to flatten two mountaintops surrounding the Appalachian town in order to make room for expansion.
Read (All Headline News)
Crews are digging to find out whether more survived the collapse at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk. Five sleeping prairie dogs were discovered in a near-hibernation state Saturday, two days after zoo officials announced that the entire colony of about 10 apparently died. Another two that were a bit dazed were found Tuesday.
Read [...]
Tuesday, the mailbox contained:
November-December 2005 issue of TechNet (Serving The Web) January 2006 issue of Nuts And Volts (Build Your Own CanadArm) December 2005/January 2006 issue of Technology Review (The Internet is Broken – It’s time to replace it. There was also a notice stating that this magazine’s production schedule is switching to bimonthly from monthly) February [...]
Today, the gasoline prices at the Sheetz @ 1340 W Main St in Salem, VA were:
Grade Price Regular [...]
Beneath the banter about a booming economy resides a growing class of families who suffer through cold months unable to afford the very basic necessities.
Read (The NewStandard)