Health implications unclear with synthetic turf fields
Guest Column
NANCY ALDERMAN
      Environment and Human Health Inc. (EHHI) is concerned about the new synthetic turf fields that are being installed by schools and towns all over this country. These fields are made of a synthetic grasslike material to which large amounts of recycled ground-up rubber tires have been added as "in-fill.
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Coda
Men's brains aren't cut out for detailed memory
GREG BEAN
      Whenever my wife and I take a romantic walk down memory lane, remembering our years together as a couple, it always feels a little like tiptoeing through aminefield. One wrong step and BOOM! - you're blown clean off the river. We'll be looking into each other's eyes, and she'll ask something innocent-sounding like, "What was I wearing on our first date?
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Red State/Blue State
It's my column, and I'll cry if I want to
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think.
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