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Six more weeks of winter

Here’s a recording of Punxsutawney Phil’s 2012 prediction that six more weeks of winter await us. I know that there are local groundhogs in the forecasting biz, but here at FW only the most reputable, established, and celebrated groundhog will do. That’s Phil. video platform video management video solutions video player Okay, for those who…

The Amazing San Diego Zoo Condor Cam

Live from the San Diego Zoo, it’s a condor cam. CONDOR CAM LINK Here’s the SD Zoo’s description of what’s waiting online: You Are Watching. . . … Sisquoc and Shatash take turns sitting in their nest incubating an egg! Because every California condor egg is so important, their real egg has been removed for…

Dog found alive four days after Montana avalanche

A small, happy result after a greater tragedy: BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A dog that was feared dead after he was swept away in a weekend avalanche that killed his owner showed up four days later at the Montana motel where his owners had stayed the night before going backcountry skiing. Via Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.

Daily Bread for 1.3.12

Good morning. A mostly sunny day with a high of twenty-four for the Whippet City, but in Los Angeles, it will be a sunny day with a high temperature of eighty-two. If you’re a botanist, 2012 starts as a memorable year: you don’t have to record new species with Latin descriptions, and you can record…

New ‘deer czar’ absent for deer hunt

Sack him, and he’ll have even more time for projects in Texas: “I’m a busy man. I’m in high demand. I had a schedule already set up. And also as a Texan, and I think Wisconsin folks are the same way, I keep my word. And I already had a schedule set up. I film…

Idaho legitimizes small-scale raw-milk producers

The potato state bests America’s Dairyland in common sense and consumer choice: “There were a lot of illegal raw-milk sales throughout the state,” Patten said. “Across-the-fence sales, let’s say.” So, in early 2010, instead of drawing guns and raiding those operations, the state of Idaho–with the help of raw-milk advocates and a less-enthusiastic dairy industry–modified…