Invasive ‘jumping carp’ found in Mississippi River near La Crosse - River Falls Journal

The infamous silver carp, or “jumping carp,” has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse. This is the first confirmed identification of a silver carp upstream of ...

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Have yourself a MERRY MERIDIAN Christmas - Meridian Star

Did I say Christmas – you ask? It’s hard to believe Christmas in only twenty days away so let us make ready for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.     In our sweet ...

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Pick of the pile - Economist.com

The best books of 2008 covered the Iraq war, Chinese capitalism, Mississippi blues, fishing in Sweden, ayatollahs, human waste and the secret life of words ... Books of the year ...

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Is Hood grandstanding or taking a stand? - Hattiesburg American

Perhaps my initial assessment that Attorney General Jim Hood was yet again engaging in political grandstanding in his pursuit of Entergy on charges that the utility is gouging ...

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Down and Dirty: Shark Tagging - NBC 15

(OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.) Nov. 17 - They're at the top of the food chain, but that doesn't mean sharks are not in jeopardy. That's what biologists at the Gulf Coast Research Lab are ...

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New optimism that Gulf wetlands to be restored - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

WASHINGTON -- A group promoting Gulf Coast wetlands restoration sees funding opportunities for restoration and energy projects because Congress and the incoming Obama ...

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Take a safari in North America mnudel - Joplin Independent

For those vacationers without the time or money it takes to safari in Africa or an equally distant place the US Fish & Wildlife Services (FWS) suggests traveling to one of the ...

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