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Our war with Islam gives no hint of how many centuries we still have to endure before somebody pulls the nuclear plug deliberately or because they cut the wrong wire (blue or red?).   Full Story

Our lawn mower used to attract barn swallows in swarms. They would swoop over the tractor, barely missing the driver, while they harvested the insects the machine stirred up in the grass.   Full Story

Dear Doctor:
I look forward to reading your advice -- it has helped me a great deal over the years. If everyone listened to you, the world would be a much better place. My boyfriend always thinks that he's right about everything. Now he says that all politics are fixed and nothing is what it seems. He isn't right, is he?   Full Story

The unexpected development of a coastal storm off the Atlantic seaboard has dashed and dampened earlier outlooks for a sunny Memorial Day weekend.   Full Story

Last week, federal judge Edward R. Korman ruled that the government should remove age restrictions from over-the-counter sales of Plan B, also known as "the morning after pill."   Full Story

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Q: We have large bees, which are mostly black with yellow on the upper back of their body, that hover around all day. They are at the front of our garage and the back of our garage.   Full Story

Thursday May 23, 2013 PITTSFIELD The lyrics to that Broadway musical song say that "it’s where the underworld can meet the   Full Story