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Over the course of its history, chocolate has gone from a sacred beverage to a sweet treat. Dmitr1ch/iStock via Getty Images Plus In 2017, two members of a Russian crime syndicate in the United States were charged with the transport and sale of 10,000 pounds of “stolen chocolate confections.” The indictment didn’t mention whether the thieves took a few bites for themselves, but if they did have a sweet tooth they’d hardly be alone: Napoleon Bonaparte was a fan of chocolate, which was said to be his drink of choice when working late. Thomas Jefferson fell in love with it while serving ...

Opinion Letters to the Editor — Readers share their complaints about the failure of Texas’ power grid to handle freezing weather Many share they have lost power for more than two days now and blame Gov. Abbott and others for not doing more to help freezing Texans. An Oncor works outside a downtown building after a winter storm brought snow and freezing temperatures to North Texas on Feb. 16, 2021, in Dallas. More than 4 million Texans, many of them in North Texas, are fighting extended power outages.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Fix this As happened 10 years ago (2011) and 32 yea...

By 2/10/2021 Universities have a long history of encouraging innovation in agriculture through research and launching generations of graduates. Moving those ideas from the campus into the world, however, can be a challenge. By creating a network of industry players, Midwestern universities are addressing this gap. The Edge Collaboration District The Edge Collaboration District is a partnership between Kansas State University and the KSU Foundation to inspire industry collaboration along the northern edge of the campus. “It’s where industry, research, and talent come togeth...

Scientists worry about reduced funding for plant breeding An agronomy/crop science blog addresses concern that public sector funding for plant breeding has been declining for 30 years. 5:30 am, Jan. 14, 2021 × A blog post from scientists and agronomists expresses concern for the limited amount of money being put into publicly funded plant breeding research. (Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC) Upper Midwest farmers generally understand the importance of plant breeding programs. Now, information from a blog sponsored and written by members of the American Socie...

THE following planning applications have been submitted to Northumberland County Council.