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Moreno announces price hike for high-test gasoline

Moreno announces price hike for high-test gasoline

For the first time since 2005, the price of “super,” or high-test, gasoline is headed higher in Ecuador. The price hike was one of several austerity measures announced last week by President Lenin Moreno. Set by the government at $2.10 and $2.32 a gallon, depending on...
Eggs: Unscrambling the nutrition confusion

Eggs: Unscrambling the nutrition confusion

Recently, a reader asked me to peel back the latest nutrition advice on eggs.  In particular, he requested some clarity on conflicting advice for people with diabetes. Let’s get crackin’! Dietary cholesterol vs. blood cholesterol Following years of research and input...
Birds on the wing

Birds on the wing

I lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, for a spell ​when I was younger, ​and absolutely loved it. ​I was enthralled by the incredible variety of migrating birds ​summering in the wetlands of Lake Pend Oreille and among the bugs in the aspens, hawthornes, and cottonwoods leading...