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Summer vegetables: What grows best, tips for a healthy garden

WASHINGTON — Bins of asparagus and delicate greens at the farmers market are beginning to thin out. Now that it’s nearly June, it’s time for summer vegetables.

Kathy Jentz, editor and publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine, shares some of her favorite things to plant, plus tips for maintaining a healthy summer garden.

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America 250: Wartime rationing: How World War II changed Americans’ relationship with fuel

When the United States entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the shift to a wartime economy happened quickly. Factories retooled for military production, millions of Americans joined the armed forces and daily life at home began to change.
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