Teen crews keep weeds from running wild (Rapid City Journal)

28 August 2008, 12:35 pm

Recently, a teenage weeding crew filled six five-gallon buckets with weeds in less than 30 minutes. It is testimony to their efficiency, but also to the fast rate of growth of the plants in the 250 flower beds in a dozen different parks in Rapid City.... read more

Homeowner kills weeds with tarp; 'green' method reduces chemicals (The Capital)

28 August 2008, 11:53 am

Wendy Osborn and her son, Thomas, of Severna Park, work on their lawn. They used a passive solar treatment with a black tarp to kill weeds. Many homeowners wage rigorous chemical warfare on weeds throughout the year, applying regular doses of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides.... read more

'Weeds' star drops pants on Broadway (CNN.com)

28 August 2008, 6:35 am

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hunter Parrish, who was raised in the conservative Texas town of Plano, has played a pot dealer on TV and now has sex on stage. Well, not quite: It's simulated.... read more

Trash Tracker: Bushes, weeds overwhelm house’s first floor (Rockford Register Star)

28 August 2008, 5:22 am

If you wanted to knock on the front door at 447 N. Avon, you’d need a machete. It’s like a jungle. Several weeds and bushes are overgrown and cover the house’s entire first floor. Only the second floor is visible from the street. “It’s sad,” neighbor Jacqueline Mitchell said. “If you w... read more

Northside Elementary Officials Thinning Weeds (The Morning News)

28 August 2008, 12:57 am

ROGERS -- Brush, weeds and trees from a vacant lot crossed a chain-link fence and grow in the perimeter of the Northside Elementary School playground.... read more