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NEWS ABOUT: backyards

backyards stories: 5 news summaries

 Inside Jaycee's Tent: 
 a Wii, and Squalor 

Pics show hints of domesticity amid trash and dirt

Sep 2, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photos of the backyard and tents where Jaycee Lee Dugard and her children lived reveal a small slice of normalcy amid appalling squalor, CBS News reports. The yard that Dugard’s meticulously dressed girls emerged from is littered with piles of trash and rusting bikes. But inside, where there was... More »

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backyards • kidnapping • children • sexual abuse • abduction • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • tent

 Cops Searched Kidnapper's 
 House, Found Nothing 

Garrido kept his dark secret despite multiple brushes with the law

Aug 28, 09 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Phillip Garrido had several brushes with the law during the 18 years that police say he held Jaycee Lee Dugard and their two children captive in his backyard, but managed to keep his ugly secret, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Last July, a multi-agency police task force searched Garrido's home... More »

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California • backyards • police • kidnapping • search warrant • warrant • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido

Backyard Chickens Ruffle Neighbors' Feathers

Low-cost organic egg dispenser, or messy nuisance?

Jul 15, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Backyard chickens have polarized the city council of Salem, Ore., as residents argue over whether to legalize keeping the birds in home coops, the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s one of several such disputes around the US, with some extolling the virtues of a source of free eggs and... More »

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backyards • farming • eggs • recession • Oregon • city council • chicken • city

 Bamboo Invades Suburbia 

Plant evades pesticides, machetes, metal sheets in US yards

Mar 24, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suburbanites are fighting to keep bamboo at bay in backyards all over America, but the tropical grass is winning. The Asian import grows fast and has become a popular, environmentally friendly way to screen out the neighbors. But with roots like steel cables, the relentless spreader resists pesticides, pickaxes, and... More »

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backyards • pandas • bamboo • pesticide • horticulture • polyethylene

Fireplaces Heat Up Backyards

The wood may be for show, but the status boost is for real

Mar 21, 07 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outdoor fireplace is the latest must-have for obsessive upgraders—at least those with backyards. With built-in stereo systems, refrigerators, and price tags that run to $80,000, these oversized hearths often come with a just-for-show wood pile, though they run on gas. More »

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families • home improvement • backyards • fireplaces • backyard fireplaces • landscaping

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