Sugar (Beet) High in Midwest
Minneapolis — Minnesota sugar beet growers are looking at one of their best crops ever this fall, and they may even need to leave some of the harvest in the ground because of its abundance. Success for the farmers means more delight for your sweet tooth because the sugar in ice cream, cereal, soda and thousands of other food products comes from sugar beets, not sugar cane. More than half the sugar produced in the United States comes...
The Creative Economy: Make an Investment in the Arts
The arts are a funny business. In many communities they are looked on as a kind of “throwaway” entertainment, an unnecessary luxury or, at best, something to do on the weekend. The reality is that our professional arts organizations — Opera North, Northern Stage, City Center Ballet, the Lebanon Opera House, to name just a few — also are active local businesses and a major part of the Upper Valley’s economic engine, supporting not only...
