Items by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Local, Organic Milk: Nice Idea, but Try Making a Profit
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 12:10pm EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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A dairy co-operative in coastal Maine that produces slow-pasteurized organic milk is struggling to find enough customers to stay in business.
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Local, Organic Milk: Nice Idea, but Try Making a Profit
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 11:09am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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A dairy co-operative in coastal Maine that produces slow-pasteurized organic milk is struggling to find enough customers to stay in business.
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State Cuts Put Officers on Front Lines of Mental Care
Posted: December 5th, 2010, 2:10am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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With mental health services being cut back across the country, law enforcement officers are often the first or only option for help when people suffer a mental illness crisis.
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For Many, ‘Washroom’ Seems to Be Just a Name
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 2:30am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Observers watched people in stadiums and other places to see if they washed their hands after using restroom. Many did not.
NYT > Sports
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Drivers Pursue Excitement of Racing Onto the Ice
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 11:56pm EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Auto racing enthusiasts don’t have to put their hobby in idle just because it’s winter. They can head for frozen ponds and lakes.
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Vernon Journal: Town Finds Good Neighbor in Nuclear Plant
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:40pm EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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The Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor has many detractors across the state, but in Vernon the plant is seen as a vital part of the town.
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Interior Secretary Sees Little Hope for Consensus on Wind Farm
Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 4:21am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Ken Salazar toured Nantucket Sound on a Coast Guard cutter, surveying the area where the proposed project would loom.
NYT > Health
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Preschools Add Brush-and-Spit to Day
Posted: February 1st, 2010, 10:51pm EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Massachusetts is the first state to require that toothbrush time be part of the preschool routine, sparking a debate.
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A Program Helps Sharpen the Business Acumen of Those on the Rise
Posted: January 7th, 2010, 1:21am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Inner City Entrepreneurs offers intensive instruction in the nuts and bolts of running small businesses to owners of thriving companies.
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Maine to Consider Putting Warnings on Cellphones
Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 1:20am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Under a state bill, buyers would be warned that cellphones may cause brain cancer, despite conflicting evidence.
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Holiday Jobs Draw on Spirit, and Need
Posted: December 10th, 2009, 2:24am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Applications for holiday Salvation Army positions skyrocketed this year, and some people are in it mostly for the paycheck.
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Spitzer Talks About, Well, Ethics
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 12:25am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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The former governor spoke at Harvard about policing Wall Street. But mention of the prostitution scandal that brought him down sandwiched his address.
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Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home
Posted: August 24th, 2009, 1:44am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Medical students act as patients in a novel program that geriatric specialists hope will spark interest in their field, which is underrepresented in medicine.
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The Shop Talk on Martha’s Vineyard: The Obamas
Posted: August 15th, 2009, 12:57am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Will the first family's visit be a vacation paradise for retailers, too?
NYT > Sports
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Hamptons Journal: A Field of Dreams, With No Cornstalks in Sight
Posted: July 25th, 2009, 3:13am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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A summer baseball league is bringing some old-fashioned hardball to an area more familiar with paparazzi than playing pepper.
NYT > Health
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Analysis Finds Toxic Substances in Electronic Cigarettes
Posted: July 23rd, 2009, 2:48am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Electronic cigarettes contain traces of carcinogens, according to a preliminary analysis by the F.D.A.
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Harvard Scholar Won’t Be Charged
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 8:38pm EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Disorderly conduct charges are being dropped against Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., a leading scholar.
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Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 3:14pm EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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As the trend toward organic food consumption slows after years of explosive growth, no sector is in direr shape than the $1.3 billion organic milk industry.
NYT > Sports
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Boston Mayor Wants Sailing Event to Pay Its Own Way
Posted: April 3rd, 2009, 1:26am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Thomas M. Menino’s threat to withdraw support is the latest salvo in a contentious relationship between the city and an international regatta of tall ships.
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From Canned Goods to Fresh, Food Banks Adapt
Posted: December 10th, 2008, 3:48am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Food banks are preparing ready-to-eat meals, opening their own farms and handling much more fresh produce.
NYT > Health
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National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Contraceptives at School
Posted: October 10th, 2008, 2:06am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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The Gloucester school district voted to allow birth control pills and condoms to be made available at the town’s high school, which had at least 18 pregnant students last school year.
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Spike in School’s Pregnancies Leads to Report That Some Resulted From Girls’ Pact
Posted: June 20th, 2008, 1:35am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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At least 17 girls at the public high school in Gloucester, Mass., are expecting babies, and a report says nearly half became pregnant after making a pact to do so and raise the children together.
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Skin Deep: Putting ‘You Look Tired’ to Rest
Posted: June 13th, 2008, 3:28pm EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Treating dark eye circles is a priority with women (and beauty marketers).
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A Gym Designed to Cater to Christians
Posted: June 6th, 2008, 4:13am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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The Lord’s Gym in Clermont, Fla., offers classes including “Yogod,” its take on yoga, and “Chariots of Fire,” a spinning class.
NYT > Sports
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A Gym Designed to Cater to Christians
Posted: June 6th, 2008, 4:13am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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The Lord’s Gym in Clermont, Fla., offers classes including “Yogod,” its take on yoga, and “Chariots of Fire,” a spinning class.
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No Pasta, but Matzo and Potatoes for Marathon Runners
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 2:41am EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Most Boston Marathon runners will participate in the tried-and-true practice of loading up on carbohydrates before Monday’s race. But some runners will defer to a much holier practice.
NYT > Health
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Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 5:07pm EDT by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.
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New England’s Snow Becomes Too Much for Roofs
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 2:03am EST by By KATIE ZEZIMA
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Heavy snowfall has left skiers cheerful but has become a nightmare for municipal budgets and the owners of buildings whose roofs have collapsed.