USDA fires, reprimands lab workers (Deseret News) DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal officials have fired some employees and reprimanded others at a central Iowa laboratory... [News Source]

Spare Times: For Children (New York Times) FOR CHILDREN. [News Source]

Letters: Grammar schools (Independent) It is difficult to understand how a philosopher of Mary Warnock's distinction could still peddle the myths about grammar schools ("Children need to be taught to think highly of education", 29 July). Far from rescuing "children from disadvantaged homes", the 11-plus examination failed to do just that – despite its pretensions to detect innate intelligence accurately at the age of 10-plus, when ... [News Source]

USDA fires, reprimands Iowa laboratory workers (KXXV Waco) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal officials have fired some employees and reprimanded others at a central Iowa laboratory campus after allegations that veterinary credentials were used to purchase low-cost medications for... [News Source]

USDA fires, reprimands Iowa laboratory workers (AP via Yahoo! News) Federal officials have fired some employees and reprimanded others at a central Iowa laboratory campus after allegations that veterinary credentials were used to purchase low-cost medications for themselves and relatives, a USDA spokeswoman said Thursday. [News Source]

Species barrier may protect macaques from chronic wasting disease (PhysOrg) Data from an ongoing multi-year study suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread to people. The results to date show that 14 cynomolgus macaques exposed orally or intracerebrally to CWD remain healthy and symptom free after more than six years of observation, though the ... [News Source]

Species Barrier Could Protect Macaques From Chronic Wasting Disease (redOrbit) Data from an ongoing multi-year study suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread to people. [News Source]

Fifth Fiesta Days kickball challenge ends in tie (Provo Daily Herald) Associated Press Writer [News Source]

Springville High girl’s tennis tryouts (Provo Daily Herald) In an effort to survive weak commodity prices, rising equipment costs and urban sprawl, Rex Larsen of Larsen Family Farm in Leland has had to diversify his farming business to include cattle breeding for livestock shows and decorative straw bale manufacturing for crafts shops. [News Source]

Peteetneet Spotlight Exhibit (Provo Daily Herald) WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department dramatically upgraded the country's defenses against mad cow disease Tuesday, banning meat from all so-called downer cows and promising to create a nationwide animal tracking system, steps long advocated by critics. [News Source]