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Merry Christmas. This week’s newspaper is coming out on Christmas Day and, as is my usual custom on this holiday, I want to share my enthusiasm for the Northern cardinal, one of my favorite birds.

I didn't know that safflowers were thorny until I inadvertently touched one and felt a prick while visiting a safflower field last week in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. I was also surprised that ...

Health Benefits of Safflower: Safflower, a plant known for its vibrant yellow and red flowers, has been used in traditional Chinese and Iranian medicine for centuries. The seeds of the plant are ...