New artificial turf at Ricebird Stadium lead-free
MARK POOL
      Last week the Associated Press ran a story about two athletic fields in New Jersey that were closed after state health officials detected what they said were unexpectedly high levels of lead in the synthetic turf and raised fears that athletes could swallow or inhale the fibers or dust from the pl...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
      Citation was omitted Editor, the Leader-News: Your response as to why these tag-ons are relevant are true and I understand that completely. Also true, as I stated in my last letter, "it would be relevant to add what was the sentence or punishment imposed for that crime, rather than making a stat...
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      This Week's Poll Question Do you intend to vote in the May elections? A. Yes B. No Look to Saturday's Viewpoint page for results of this online poll. Results of Last Week's Question How high would gasoline need to go before you'd get a significantly smaller vehicle?
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From fields to friends, Lawrence Petersen reached them all
JERRY AULDS
      The essayist, philosopher or poet who penned the line, "A man's reach ought to exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" must have pictured in his mind someone who bore a striking resemblance to my friend, the late Lawrence Petersen of Danevang.
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