By Jamie Stover, Barbour, Doddridge, Randolph and Ritchie County Reporter

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The mild winter and early spring didn’t just trick humans. Even the flowers were fooled this year, blooming earlier than expected.

Unfortunately, they may have bloomed too early as winter-like weather conditions rolled in Monday morning.

“Some can take more cold than others. But for the ones that are really tender about the only thing you can really do is to cover them,” said Larry Gouer, a certified Horticulturist. Read more »

Survival tips will come in handy in a disaster, and one way to ensure safety is to obtain the “Get Out Of Dodge” Special Report from Absolute Rights.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 20, 2012

Survival tips are worth more with each passing disaster that cripples the foundation of modern society, said today’s AbsoluteRights.com article. America has seen its share of horrible and devastating damages from hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods in recent history, not to mention the heinous terrorist attacks of 2001. Protecting vulnerability, safety, and recovery efforts will make the difference between the prepared and the unprepared, and that difference could mean life or death. Read more »

by Adam Tod Brown

If you’ve been paying attention to the news at all, it won’t surprise you to know that 2011 is on pace to be the all-time deadliest year for tornadoes in the United States. With a month still remaining in tornado season, there have already been 519 deaths as a result of twisters this year, which equals a record set in 1953.

With tornadoes tearing an unprecedented and deadly path across the United States, we decided to take a closer look at these fearsome freaks of nature and what you can do to protect yourself if one touches down in your area.

Here are ten things you should know about surviving a tornado. Read more »