
After tough week, Obama tries to change the subject to jobs
swissinfo.ch
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time it takes to get federal ...

Low-grade cotton offers ecologically-friendly way to clean oil spills
Southwest Farm Press
“One of the things we realized from Deepwater Horizon is we didn't have the best tools for cleanup, and the technology wasn't right for the booms,” Kendall said. “This discovery that low-micronaire cotton, which is the least valuable cotton, can absorb ...

Community happenings
Pilot Mountain News
Advance tickets available for $20 each at Carolina Lowes Foods and Just Save grocery stores, by calling the Yadkin Valley Chamber at 526-1111, or a print and mail order form at www.yvwf.com. Tickets are $25 at the gate. ... Music guest will be Robert ...

Boys' Latin rallies past Calvert Hall, advances to lacrosse final
Baltimore Sun (blog)
They did just that, scoring six straight goals to open the second half and emerge with a 12-10 triumph at Johnny Unitas Stadium in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference semifinal. ... "I think it hit him right in the stomach ...