As the extended members of both the Diplomats and G-Unit camps fell back, Duke broke down the reason behind his side's neutral approach to the ongoing war of words. You got two bosses, two heads of their crew going at it and it's kind of cool for hip-hop. Besides giving attention to his own upcoming project, the executive is pulling double duty, lending his A&R skills to several projects which are currently in the making, including Cam'ron's next solo endeavor entitled Courtesy Cutis and...

Some 60,000 dairy cows call Curry County home along with thousands of beef cattle and several feedlots. As the Carters tried to eke a living from the land, railway officials were searching for a new transcontinental railroad route, as well as a central location for train maintenance and crew lodging. The rumble of trains now propelled by diesel fuel still marks life in the plains town of Clovis, which has steadily grown to include roughly 32,800 residents, according to 2005 U. Various...

Find www.app.com stories from the past week as well as calendar events, classifieds, advertisements, Yellow Page listings, local Web sites and more all in one search. The wintry weather in the Midwest will delay planting corn, which could it could be in short supply as we wait for the delayed harvest. And those healthy turkey burgers: Slap a slice of cheese on 'em and you won't notice the dif. Then, much of that corn will be used to sate the nation's other big appetite, energy. Thursday,...

They have diligently culled from the herd and have concentrated on moderate framed cattle with good maternal and growth traits while meeting the demanding standards of both the commercial and registered breeder. The operation took form in 1989 after acquiring their first Angus from a dispersal sale and set as a goal to develop a performance based maternal herd that would not only survive, but flourish in the hot, humid, fescue forage environment of the southeast. With the use of ultrasound...

Secretary of Agriculture Ann) Veneman yesterday and asked that the USDA purchase any cattle prior to depopulation, so farmers don't suffer further financial hardship. If Eyman collects the necessary quarter-million signatures to put the measure on the fall ballot, we'll be talking about this one for the next 11 months. More importantly, Locke and other state officials say, landing the new plant helps ensure that future generations of Boeing jets will be designed and assembled here. Backing...