 HIV/AIDS In Zimbabwe Has Reduced Life Expectancy, Not Affecting Population Growth, Study Says
(Medical News Today: Fri, 31 Aug) HIV/AIDS has reduced the life expectancy in Zimbabwe, but the country's overall population growth remains unchanged as births continue to outpace deaths, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Reuters reports.For the study, Simon Gregson of Imperial College London and colleagues examined an area in eastern Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2005. ...
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 Close to Home Event Draws Thousands for Labor Day Weekend
(KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids: Sun, 02 Sep) MT. PLEASANT - Stay close to home and spend less money. It's what Americans are doing this Labor Day weekend. For the first time in recent history, travel has failed to keep pace with population growth. But some events right around the corner are soaring.
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 Immigration Seen Adding 105 Million to U.S. Population by 2060
(U.S. Department of State: Thu, 30 Aug) Since the founding of the United States, the population of the country has been growing at a rate that some scientists say is unprecedented in human history. Some believe that this population explosion made the United States one of the most prosperous countries of the world. But others point to congestion, urban sprawl, traffic, pollution, loss of open spaces and the increase in greenhouse gas ...
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 Flatheads gathering anglers’ and commission’s attention
(Lebanon Daily News: Sun, 02 Sep) Catfish may be reaching the top rung as a gamefish. Anglers long felt that these “bottom dwellers” were for bank fishermen, willing to spend night upon night to tussle with these strong, but rather ugly, fish.
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 Rain could cool Valley after record hot August
(East Valley Tribune: Sun, 02 Sep) More scorching hot weather and a chance of thunderstorms are on the way for Valley residents after a record-breaking August, National Weather Service meteorologists reported Saturday.
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 Road project from MA line to NH Hits Roadblock
(WCSH 6 Portland: Sat, 01 Sep) CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire highway planners have begun compiling new estimates of how expanding Interstate 93 would affect the region, after a federal judge ruled their initial planning did not go far enough.
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 Immigration to add 105 million to U.S. by 2060, study says Group: Legal influx is biggest problem
(San Diego Union-Tribune: Fri, 31 Aug) Festival has lost touch with roots... Associated Press After the signature effigy of the Burning Man festival went up in flames four days ahead of schedule, festival-goers vowed to rebuild the 40-foot icon by Saturday's planned climax. But not everyone was disappointed by Tuesday's incineration. Immigration to add 105 million to U.S. by 2060, study says
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 After 26 years, firefighter set to hang up bunker gear
(Northwest Herald: Sat, 01 Sep) LAKE IN THE HILLS – You might want to find a seat or wear comfortable shoes before you start a conversation with Bruce Toussaint, friends and colleagues at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department said Friday.
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