Word: valleys
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...Shepards live for hunting. Karolyn's family has been here in this valley since the 1700s. Her father was born in the farmhouse in 1908 and worked the land and enjoyed its venison steaks, sausages, chilis, stews, until he died in the house 88 years later. Now Glenn and his older brother, Daryl, off at college at the moment, are being reared as hunters. When Karolyn says, "This is our heritage," she speaks literally...
...bathe themselves in the warm glow of television lights and let forth with a "question" that is a variation on this theme: "Mr. Jones, wouldn't you agree that your despicable conduct, which has outraged decent Americans everywhere, has stained our Constitution, dishonored the brave men who fell at Valley Forge, dismayed our allies, comforted our enemies and caused our great agricultural produce to wither on the vine?" This restraint is curious. First, it is contrary to human nature--or, at least, my human nature. Second, those few witnesses who stand up to congressional bullying more often than not emerge...
...heart of Silicon Valley last Tuesday, a lone district court judge did something the entire antitrust division of the U.S. Justice Department can still only dream about: he forced Bill Gates to change one of his key business practices...
...Make sure what you're taking is pure. Last May the FDA verified industry reports that certain shipments of ginseng were contaminated with high levels of a fungicide. Elaine Kang-Yum, a pharmacist at the Hudson Valley Poison Control Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., who tracks herbal medicines, says some imported Chinese remedies have been doped with Valium or other prescription drugs...
...Harvest menu rests in the trendy nexus of haute comfort food, with such offerings as "Fried Green Tomatoes with Peeky Toe Crab and Spicy Cucumber Louis Sauce ($13)." Fried green tomatoes, sure, yet peeky-toe crab radically changes the complexion of the dish. Foie gras from Hudson Valley is another appetizer, toned down into a 'sandwich' on homemade brioche with pancetta and dried cherries ($14). Alternatively, a dish enigmatically billed as "Pumpkin" ($6) is served inside a real hollowed out pumpkin. Side dishes remain a bit truer to the Harvest theme: A Crock of Boston Baked Beans ($4), Wild Mushroom...