If only there were gold medals for pin collecting (Tacoma News Tribune)
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Greg Murphy is a pinhead. The Tacoma man’s pride and joy is a collection of nearly 2,000 pins. Murphy plans to take many of his pins to Vancouver to wheel and deal at the world’s largest pin-collecting convention, also known as the Winter Olympics. us.rd.yahoo.com |
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Toledo school collecting hair to help clean up oil in Gulf
The Natural Science Tech Center is collecting dog hair for the effort. The teachers explain an organization called A Matter of Trust has discovered that dog clippings, human hair and other fibers can absorb the oil -- so they got to work. wtol.com |
Gilbert firefighters collecting school supplies for kids in need
Gilbert residents have until July 26 to donate classroom supplies to annual supply drive. azcentral.com |
EPA getting an earful on fracking
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- An Environmental Protection Agency panel that's collecting information to help shape its $1.9 million study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing has on drinking water supplies is in the midst of the first of four four-hour hearings it's holding in Binghamton this week. timesleader.com |