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• n  rural regions

• Unless Americans radically rethink the way they grow and consume food, they face a future of eroded farmland, hollowed-out countryside, scarier germs, higher health costs and .
• In the warm months, the lush and rolling countryside surrounding Florence is the perfect spot for lovers to stroll.
• Protests are flaring across China's countryside over everything from land seizures to corruption.

News & Articles

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• Imagine That: No key to shared musical taste
  When I was a kid, our family used to take Sunday car rides out into the countryside, stopping to buy farm stand vegetables, five-cent pony rides and double dip ice cream cones. On the way home the five of us would harmonize our favorite songs.
  June 12, 2013 - The Record
• Countryside and neighboring departments rescue two in simulated training exercise
  The Countryside Fire Protection District and neighboring departments on Friday used the former Pier 1 building in Vernon Hills for a simulated fire and search and rescue. The building, to be demolished for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant, provided firefighers with a rare training opportunity.
  June 7, 2013 - Daily Herald
• Countryside's Tyler Serpo commits to Jacksonville
  Countryside defensive back Tyler Serpo committed to Jacksonville this week, Cougars coach Jared Davis said. Serpo, a first-team, all-county selection, had 33 tackles, three interceptions and two blocked punts for the Cougars last season. With Serpo’s commitment, 11 of Countryside's 24 seniors will play in college.  
  June 6, 2013 - St. Petersburg Times Home Team

Quotes

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• Ryan Crocker in Kansas City infoZine
  If there's one word I would use to sum up the atmosphere in Iraq, on the streets, in the countryside, in the neighborhoods and at national level, that word would be 'fear,'said Crocker, who has been in Iraq for a little less than four months....
• Roza Otunbayeva in Irish Times
  There were very many deaths in the countryside, and our customs dictate that we bury our dead right away, before sunset,she said, meaning many were buried before their deaths could be registered.
• George HW Bush in Dallas Morning News (registration)
  That was when her legacy was in its full glory and we would marvel at and enjoy the bluebonnets and other wildflowers that covered the Texas countryside, indeed all of America,Bush said. "She made the world beautiful in so many ways and...