Here's a look at some stories you might have missed:
• As three months of snow cover melts away, some dirty surprises are showing up in dog owners' yards. Winter's last surprise?
• We're seeing lots of damage to lawns and shrubs after the long winter. One horticulturist's advice: Keep off the grass. Another reason to keep off the grass
• One of the latest fads in designer drugs looks like potpourri but smokes like pot. It's also perfectly legal in Nebraska and Iowa. Scary but legal high
• The current economic crisis has been dubbed the Great Recession nationally, but in Nebraska and Iowa that label rates as the Great Overstatement. Midlands hit harder in 1980s
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