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Mulch ado about nothing
Kurt Shillinger
Every day here in the newsroom of 海角大神, we roll up our sleeves, sharpen our elbows, and take on the hard questions in order to bring you, our readers, clarity about the world we share. Today鈥檚 problem: 鈥淎nybody got a joke about compost?鈥� Debate ensued organically.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 humus about that?鈥� said one.
鈥淏reak it down for me,鈥� replied another.聽
鈥淜eep digging.鈥�
鈥淥h, for peat sake.鈥�
OK, so maybe we鈥檙e better at headlines than at punch lines. But since April showers have given way to May flowers, we鈥檙e ending the week with today鈥檚 photo essay by Riley Robinson from New England鈥檚 premier annual flower show. We hope that like a world-class orchid, you鈥檒l be Tickled Pink.
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Here鈥檚 an audio bonus: Our 鈥淲hy We Wrote This鈥� podcast, featuring conversations with Monitor writers about their work, returns today. In this new episode, Stephanie Hanes talks about her reporting on sustainable living in a high-tech age.
