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Produce is often accompanied by signs like this one at a King Soopers grocery store in Fort Collins, Colo. But customers are often confused by their meaning, which is one reason the Organic Trade Association is trying to raise money for a "checkoff" to pay for consumer advertising and research.

Farmers, Trade Association Debate Merits Of Organic Marketing Fund

The fast-growing organic sector has no succinct motto like "Got milk?" A trade group wants growers to help pay for one, but the idea is splitting farmers, processors and marketers into factions.

Italy Rethinks Its Disdain For Restaurant Doggy Bags

In Italy, taking restaurant leftovers home is considered vulgar. But now diners are being encourage to embrace the doggy bag to combat food waste. The push coincides with a food sustainability summit.

House Leader Calls for Interim Study on Kentucky Teacher Retirement System

The Republican leader of the Kentucky House wants a study conducted on the under-funded Kentucky Teachers Retirement System before the 2016 legislature…

Gov. Beshear Vetoes Part of Tobacco Settlement Bill

Gov. Steve Beshear has vetoed part of a bill that appropriates money from Kentucky’s latest settlement with tobacco companies. The bill had set aside…

Steampunk Shakespeare: Murray Theatre Dept. Stages "The Tempest"

Murray State's Theatre Department conjures Shakespeare's The Tempest Thursday through Sunday in the Robert E. Johnson Theatre of Doyle Fine Arts. Director…

Sen. Rand Paul launched his 2016 presidential campaign Tuesday with a combative message against both Washington and his fellow Republicans, declaring that "we have come to take our country back."

TV Ads Financed With Secret Money Attack Paul On Day 1 Of Presidential Bid

As Sen. Rand Paul declares for the GOP presidential nomination, a secret money group called the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America attacks him as a weak protector in foreign policy.

President Obama is pressing hard for a nuclear agreement with Iran. But critics have cited his remark that Iran's 'breakout' time for acquiring nuclear material for a bomb might be very brief as parts of the deal expire.

Obama's Remarks On Nuclear Deal Provide Fuel For Critics

The president is trying to persuade Republicans and other skeptics to support the nuclear framework agreement with Iran. But he may have harmed his own cause.

'American Pie' Lyrics Sell At Auction For $1.2 Million

An anonymous buyer gets the manuscript which is 16 pages of a mix of handwritten and typed drafts — including notes. The papers may give new insight into what Don McLean wanted the song to mean.

Datebook: April 8 - Music @ MAC, Historical Society, Mutt Strut

Maiden Alley Cinema hosts Music at MAC this week. Oklahoma native JD McPherson plays a mix of traditional American Rock n Roll and R & B tomorrow night.…

Firm Hired to Lobby Congress Against Fort Campbell Troop Reductions

A two-state coalition of local governments and chambers of commerce is planning to lobby against looming personnel cuts at Fort Campbell.The sprawling…

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