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Time was right for owner of goat herd

Jun. 22, 2009
Terri Oyarzun spends her life with goats - 6,500 goats to be precise. She and her husband, Egon, own Goats R Us, a grazing company that rents out large herds to eradicate unwanted vegetation. For dozens of park districts, school districts and private...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler