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Doctors moonlight to create prize-winning specialty foods

This award winning sauce is non-GMO and gluten-free. (Bone Doctor’s Barbecue Sauce) A robust spice blend. (Bone Doctor’s Barbecue Sauce) A unique set of sauces. (Bone Doctor’s Barbecue Sauce) A radiologist made this cake. (Calamondin Cafe) This versatile jar of…

Looming EPA power plant rules fuel industry concerns

Lawmakers and Washington interest groups are engaged in a battle over whether looming EPA rules will help or hurt as President Obama prepares to announce a highly anticipated performance standard for power plants June 2. The proposed standard will require…

16-year-old alleged school stabber should not be tried in adult court

Alex Hribel, the 16-year-old sophomore charged in the mass stabbing at his Murrysville, Pennsylvania high school, has been charged as an adult with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault. Despite the horrific nature of Hribel’s…

The man who saved the lightbulb

Larry Birnbaum is the creator of the Newcandescent, an incadescent lightbulb that skirts a 2007 law banning the manufacture of traditional bulbs. (Larry Birnbaum) General Electric light bulbs on display at a supermarket in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A clerk…

Deep-fried turkey is not as unhealthy as you think

Developed by Louisiana Cajun chefs, deep-fried turkey has taken America by storm and is healthier than you think. (iStock) James Villas is the author of Southern Fried. (Jason Wyche) Spicy half-moon pies are made with fresh or dried fruits and…

South Carolina school brings robots into the classroom

SUMTER, SC – Lexie Kinder has a desk in her third grade classroom at Alice Drive Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina. But you won’t find her there – you’ll find her at home at her desk. You’ll find a…

After three decades, the Crab Cake Queen still lives for her daily catch

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Her name is An Mathis, but she’s known around Murrells Inlet as The Crab Cake Lady. Mathis, 74, is the also known as the queen in these part of South Carolina – and for good reason.…

China’s cotton stockpiling threatens to devastate American producers

AIKEN, S.C. – The Unites States is the third-largest producer of cotton, a product that everyone wears, everyone uses. But that may not be enough to ensure the security of the American cotton industry, with China now a major player…

150 years later, Union sailors from USS Monitor to be buried at Arlington

The bodies were found when the USS Monitor’s rusty gun turret was raised from the ocean floor. ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Two Navy sailors slated for heroes’ burials at Arlington National Cemetery have waited a century and a…

Obama sums up second-term vision in campaign booklet

DELRAY, Fla. — President Obama began his final push and pitch to voters by unveiling a glossy 20-page booklet on his plan for a second term, after critics from both parties charged he needed to give more details on what…