Unelected, yes – but a true green hero. Whatever your views on Prince Charles's constitutional position, he has always been right on environmental issues. [News Source]

In Jaffrey, a woman’s death is probed. State health officials say they are investigating a reported case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that may have taken the life of a Jaffrey woman last week. [News Source]

Taiwan has no plans to ease import restrictions on U.S. beef. The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated yesterday that existing restrictions on U.S. beef imports will remain in place, despite a recent U.S. call for Taiwan to fully open its market. [News Source]

Ag secretary Schafer touts ag growth during Bush administration (Grand Forks Herald) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer is encouraging President-elect Obama to consider the successes of the Bush administration's agricultural policies while deciding what course his new administration will follow. Advertisement: DIAMONDS & DESIGNS Holiday Savings! Check out our selection and save for the holidays! [News Source]

Not All Vets Treat Pets — For Some It’s About Homeland Security (Palatka Daily News) (ARA) - Anthrax. Biological attacks. Exotic diseases. These and many other issues are making headlines as the world we live in seems to get smaller and smaller. Yet there is a dedicated group of scientists who are confronting these, and many other, threats each and every day. [News Source]

k1108 BC-OK-AgricultureSecret 11-14 0574 (Hays Daily News) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer encouraged President-elect Obama Friday to consider the successes of the Bush administration's agricultural policies while deciding what course his new administration will follow. [News Source]