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Daily Digest
Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
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More Snow
The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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 Spirit and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24. |
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'King Corn' to Screen at Images Cinema - January 23, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Images Cinema presents the documentary "King Corn," which explores the corn industry, on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2:30 p.m.
The film will be followed with a discussion and potluck dinner next door at the Red Herring. This screening is co-presented by Williamstown Reads! It is part of Images's food film and potluck series "Animal Vegetable Cinema."
The documentary follows best friends Ian and Curt to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of neighbors, genetically modified seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and herbicides, they plant a bumper crop of America's most productive and most subsidized grain.
But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat - and how we farm. The film features food journalist Michael Pollan. To view the trailer: www.kingcorn.net.
Upcoming films in the series are:
Sunday, March 9, at 5 p.m.: "Hamburger America"
With Williamstown's own East Mountain Farm, a grass-fed beef producer, the film is the story of eight hamburger locations across the country and the people behind the burgers. Each restaurant featured in the film has existed for more than 40 years, uses only fresh meat, and in many cases can boast that ownership has remained in the same family. "Hamburger America" has screened on the Sundance Channel, and is an official selection of the New York Food Film Festival. To view the trailer: www.hamburgeramerica.com.
Sunday, April 20, at 5 p.m.: "Asparagus! Stalking the American Life"
For 30 years Oceana County in Michigan has been the Asparagus Capital of the World. Now its residents and family farms take on the U.S. war on drugs, free trade and a fast-food nation to save their beloved "roots." Official selection of the Full Frame Documentary and New York Food film festivals. To view the trailer: www.asparagusthemovie.com.
All screenings will be followed by a discussion of the film with local food producers. People are encouraged to bring potluck dishes to share with others.
Images Cinema is at 50 Spring St. Check for up-to-date happenings at www.imagescinema.org. |
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