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ALLEN AFIELD: Look and you can see fall coming

In my youth, old timers claimed that gardeners could expect frost in a specific area six weeks after goldenrods first blossomed there. For instance, an old friend swears that if goldenrods bloom in his fields on Aug. 17, frost will hit his garden by Sept. 28 exactly 42 days later.

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News outlets stumble during Navy yard coverage

WASHINGTON — So much was misreported in the first few hours after the shooting rampage at Washington’s Navy Yard. Initial reports said that as many as three gunmen were involved. Then two. Then one. Then back to three. That four people were dead. But maybe six were. By midday, CNN had settled for “multiple.” NBC […]