“We don’t want nuclear power here”: reader (Fairview Post) I just finished reading the letter in your opinion page from W.C. Olsen as well as the letter from Brent Reese. What I got from these two articles is: We don’t want nuclear power here! [News Source]

Leelee Sobieski Is Pregnant (People Magazine) The actress and fiancé Adam Kimmel are "thrilled" to be expecting a baby this December [News Source]

Free Genetic Testing for WV Rams (WHSV Harrisonburg) West Virginia sheep producers are being encouraged to have their rams tested for a genetic susceptibility to a mad cow-like illness. [News Source]

West Virginia Agriculture Offering Free Genetic Tests For Animals (WTOV 9 Steubenville) West Virginia sheep producers are being encouraged to have their rams tested for a genetic susceptibility to a mad cow-like illness. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering free blood tests in the hopes of eradicating scrapie. [News Source]

American Stage joins in national salute (St. Petersburg Times) American Stage is joining more than 100 theaters in all 50 states and internationally to perform a simultaneous reading on Oct. 12 of Moiss Kaufman's The Laramie Project with a new epilogue. [News Source]

State agriculture offers free genetic tests for rams (The Charleston Gazette) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia sheep producers are being encouraged to have their rams tested for a genetic susceptibility to a mad cow-like illness.The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering free blood tests in the hopes of eradicating s... [News Source]

WVa agriculture offers free genetic tests for rams (Charleston Daily Mail) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia sheep producers are being encouraged to have their rams tested for a genetic susceptibility to a mad cow-like illness.The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering free blood tests in the hopes of eradicati... [News Source]

New Japan government seen tough on farm trade (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Japan's new government will prove to be a tougher negotiator in U.S. beef and other farm import talks, with any free trade deal with the United States looking far fetched given fierce opposition from farmers. [News Source]

New York meets London in Low (Columbia Daily Spectator) In between my-city-is-greater-than-yours quips, the mayors of New York and London signed a joint touring agreement as they kicked off this year's World Leaders Forum. [News Source]

New Professors Enjoy Amherst Experience (The Amherst Student) Amherst welcomes three new full-time, tenure-track faculty members to the College this fall: Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sheila S. Jaswal, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Shu-Min Liao and Assistant Professor of History and Environmental Studies Edward D. Melillo. [News Source]