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Living grains: From local fields to local flour

by Community Word Staff • July 31, 2017 • Comments Off on Living grains: From local fields to local flour

BY CLARE HOWARD Warthog Wheat stretched to the horizon and chattered in a breeze as storm clouds banked in the distance. Harold Wilken and his son Ross were anxious to get out into the field to start harvesting their organic…

by Clare Howard • May 31, 2017 • Comments Off on Weed killer in pregnant women

BY CLARE HOWARD Glyphosate, the most heavily used weed killer in the United States, was found in 91 percent of pregnant women tested in a recent study conducted by Dr. Paul Winchester, medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit…

by Clare Howard • December 31, 2015 • Comments Off on Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?

BY CLARE HOWARD Kim Crandall walks her dogs, Roo and Mia, everyday on the streets around her Morton home and in the nearby park bordering corn and soybean fields. The walk gives her time to reflect on an alarming pattern…

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Living grains: From local fields to local flour

by Community Word Staff • July 31, 2017 • Comments Off on Living grains: From local fields to local flour

Weed killer in pregnant women

by Clare Howard • May 31, 2017 • Comments Off on Weed killer in pregnant women

Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?

by Clare Howard • December 31, 2015 • Comments Off on Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?