September 2011
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Beetle-killed wood finds new life in home construction
An epidemic mountain pine beetle infestation has claimed about 3 million acres of lodgepole pine forests in Colorado said Joe Duda, a supervisor for the Colorado State Forest Service.
Colorado imports 95 percent of its lumber, which doesn’t make sense in a state with so many dead trees available to harvest, New Town Builders owner...
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Ted Haggard, the disgraced Evangelical pastor from... →
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SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record
The Associated Press reports:
SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995.
The College Board, which released the scores Wednesday, said the results reflect the record size and diversity of the pool of test-takers. As more students aim for college and take the exam, it tends to drag...
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