Posts Tagged Flock

Michigan testing animal-disease alert system (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

Whether it's two pet ducks in the backyard pond, a flock of peacocks on a country estate or a single steer to fill the family freezer, every animal can harbor diseases and, if undetected, can spread through an area like wildfire, threatening commercial livestock farms.

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Job seekers flock to North Dakota (Seattle Times)

More than almost any other state, North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the national recession, but with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work.

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Job seekers flock to North Dakota, wind up homeless (USA Today)

More than almost any other U.S. state, North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the country's recession, but with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the largely rural state looking for work.

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Lambs presumed stolen (Otago Daily Times)

An Alexandra farmer believes 28 lambs taken from his property during the holiday break must have been stolen to order. The Romney cross lambs were taken in two lots from a flock of more than 260 on his 22ha property, the man, who declined to be named, said.

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FRIDAY’S COON SUPPER 64TH FOR POLITICAL, CULINARY TRADITION (Pine Bluff Commercial)

It’s hard to upstage a menu that features barbecued raccoon, but year after year Arkansas politicians flock to the Gillett Coon Supper to give it their best shot.

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