Construction of homes falls to lowest on records dating to 1959 as builders cut back (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

November 19th, 2008
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes plunged last month to the lowest level on records going back nearly 50 years as U.S. builders slashed production while Wall Street nosedived.

Researchers uncover previously unknown New Zealand penguin, 500 years after its extinction (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

November 19th, 2008
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.

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Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)

November 19th, 2008
The New York-Penn Blood Service, the blood collection headquarters for Tompkins County, reports an acute blood shortage in our region.

Researchers uncover previously unknown New Zealand penguin, 500 years after its extinction (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

November 19th, 2008
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.