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Kroger supermarket chain pressured by both sides of 'open carry' gun debate

2014-08-20 05:52:37| Grocery - Topix.net

Kroger Co, the largest U.S. supermarket operator, is the latest high-profile company caught in the battle over gun rights and gun control in the United States.

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One Year After Calif. Rim Fire, Debate Simmers Over Forest Recovery

2014-08-18 23:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Eric Knapp breaks apart a burnt pine cone, looking for seeds - in his line of work this is considered a clue. "Going into an area after a fire, you almost feel like CSI, you know, sleuthing," Knapp says. He is standing in a part of the Stanislaus National Forest that was severely burned by the Rim Fire. Knapp, an ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is studying how forests recover. "It's completely dead," he says. "These trees won't be coming back to life." A lot of the forest was charred...

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