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      "Gun control" for dummies

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Farm and garden

8  Tomatoes — Queen of the garden
   By Jackie Clay-Atkinson

22  Rotten luck: The skinny on composting
   By Patrice Lewis

32  Make manure tea for great fertilizer
   By James Kash

58  Drought tolerant landscaping
   By Dorothy Ainsworth

79  Reviving heat-stressed plants
   By Tom Kovach

Alternative energy

18  Use solar landscape lights for emergencies
   By Jeff Yago, P.E., CEM

Food and recipes

34  Demystifying real rye bread
   By Richard Blunt

45  Making túró — Hungarian curd cheese
   By Linda Gabris

76  Delicious bison
   By Habeeb Salloum

Health

73  Garden injuries, part 2
   By Joe Alton, M.D.