All Stories from July 12, 2020 (Change date)
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Weeds growing in cracks easy to eliminate with an herbicideJul 15, 2020 6:17 am - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, an insect about the size of a pencil eraser. Typically found on the underside of magnolia branches, the sca...
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Suburban designers help transform 1906 mansion for Lake Forest ShowhouseJul 18, 2020 11:38 am - Lovers of innovative, state-of-the-art home furnishings and decor biennially flock to Lake Forest or Lake Bluff to tour a recently redecorated mansion with each room exp...
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Botanic gardens suffer after a 'lost spring'Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - In late spring, Paul Redman often ended his workday by donning walking shoes and traversing the entire breadth of Longwood Gardens, the grand assemblage of conservatorie...
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Blue false indigo is a tough, underused perennialJul 12, 2020 7:00 am - Baptisia australis, commonly called blue false indigo, is an underused perennial in Midwestern gardens. It is low maintenance, drought tolerant, deer resistant, adaptabl...
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Simple design steps can take your garden to the next levelJul 15, 2020 6:17 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The flower beds are finished, the vegetables are growing, and yet something could be missing from the backyard landscape: That "wow" factor. Adding a...
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Kosovo's Thaci strongly denies committing any war crimesJul 12, 2020 1:31 pm - TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Kosovo's president said Sunday he was going to The Hague to prove to prosecutors investigating war crimes allegedly committed during and after a 1...
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Does "buyer beware" still apply?Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Q: In one of your articles, you said "buyer beware" is no longer the rule when buying a home. Our recent homebuying experience overrules that opinion. After closing escr...
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11 Indiana food banks to share $300,00 in state fundsJul 12, 2020 8:30 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The State Department of Agriculture plans to distribute a total of $300,000 in state funding to 11 Indiana food banks to provide assistance and servi...
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Correction: Baseball Rdp storyJul 12, 2020 9:00 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - In a story July 11, 2020, about baseball, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the New York Yankees are the defending AL champion. The Yankees a...
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Mass celebrated after fire damages centuries-old churchJul 12, 2020 4:01 pm - SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) - Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day ear...