Counting Kermits

Counting Kermits

It’s not easy being green: Concern is growing about the dwindling population of frogs and toads, so a program called FrogWatch hopes to recruit people to monitor amphibians and protect wetland habitat.

As much as we love baseball, we’re sorry to report that going to Everett AquaSox games will not count. All the same: Go, Frogs.

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Not fair to the birds, either: The Federal Aviation Administration is balking at a request to release information on how often and at which airports commercial jets are damaged in “bird strikes.” The FAA says it’s concerned unfair comparisons will be made among airlines and airports.

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The FAA denied it was trying to conceal information about the overwhelming number of bird strikes that occur at Alfred Hitchcock International Airport.

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Use the kosher salt: A New York businessman is launching a new kosher tequila, Agave 99, that will be distilled at a plant in Mexico using methods approved by a rabbi. The $41.95-a-bottle spirit will be released in time for Cinco de Mayo and Passover.

There was no word on whether eating the worm at the bottom of the bottle is also allowed under Jewish dietary laws.

— Jon Bauer, Herald staff

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