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Chemistry Magazine: Quick Read Want to put your chemical skills to work solving one of humanity s most pressing problems? Research aiming to create fuel from cellulose could be calling you. What s the most critical problem that humanity will face over the next 50 years? That s the question that Nobe...

Breaking Down the Barriers We re returning from a trip to the mall where we were shopping for school supplies for the new school year. As the mini-van slows and approaches the driveway to 2001 Blackberry Lane, I click on the turn signal and then push the button on the remote control to open the gara...

Reunion Brings Flood of Memories Ten years ago, three rivers rose out of their banks in Ames and flooded over land that had been dry for many years. Two rivers were made of water; one river was made of memories. The "Flood of '93" and the "Ames High Reunion Class of '73" both arrived in Ames the w...

Published:Saturday, November 9, 1991 STAR TRIBUNE Edition:METRO Section:NEWS Page#:15A GAME 7 LET FATHER, SON SHARE DREAMY MOMENT As Dan Gladden stomped on home plate to win the World Series, I ran upstairs to wake my 6-year-old son. When Erik had gone to bed, exhausted, after eight scoreless inning...