This avoids the possibility that many acres of valuable land upon which state and county taxes are now being paid will be swept into the ocean. But agreeing to indemnify the county against claims brought by anyone, at any time in the future, could lead to immediate bankruptcy. But these contracts also require the contractor to have insurance, which shields both county and contractor from potential liability. The county is responding as if it were a corporation that needs to shield itself...

By MEG JONES mjones@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 13, 2007 Oshkosh - Randy Vandezande had already heard the news Sunday morning long before he backed his fishing boat into the Fox River and motored up to Lake Butte des Morts to hunt for his favorite fish - walleye. By MEG JONES mjones@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 13, 2007 Oshkosh - Randy Vandezande had already heard the news Sunday morning long before he backed his fishing boat into the Fox River and motored up to Lake Butte des Morts...

ROCHESTER Food pantries desperately need donations to help feed the ever-increasing numbers of residents and families who are struggling as a result of the mounting costs of home-heating fuels and gasoline, recent flooding and reductions in charitable donations this year. ROCHESTER Food pantries desperately need donations to help feed the ever-increasing numbers of residents and families who are struggling as a result of the mounting costs of home-heating fuels and gasoline, recent...

This boom has been sustained thanks to the increasing ability to domesticate marine species which in turn has made it possible to increase aquaculture production. Members of the EU-funded Network of Excellence Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning , or MarBEF, have been studying this impressive rise in the domestication of aquatic animals and recently published a paper detailing their findings in the journal Science. The search for healthier lifestyles combined with population...

Gene Evans' farm sprawls across 1,700 acres, but his family's agricultural future fits in just a fraction of that space. Published Monday, May 14, 2007 Florida citrus farmers find new cash crops to diversify business. Borrowing technology used at Epcot's Living Seas aquariums, the pioneering Florida aquaculture farmer plans for a future where a mere 250 acres breeds a species of fish new to most American palates, while also signaling the changing times in the state's agricultural picture....