Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, December 25, 1994 TAG: 9412270108
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A6 EDITION: HOLIDAY
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RICHLAND, Wash.- Scientists have found new species of insects and a plant while exploring parts of the government's Hanford nuclear reservation that have been off limits since World War II.
``We were excited. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover something new and unique,'' botanist Kate Beck of Bellingham said.
The new plant and three new insects were found as part of a study being conducted by a national conservation group, the Nature Conservancy, for the Energy Department.
The plant was discovered when Beck and another botanist noticed bladder pods, part of the mustard family, blooming in July and August. Bladder pods usually bloom in May. The plant is 3 to 8 inches tall with silver hairs and yellow flowers.
The new insect species are members of the leafhopper group, which feed on plant juices. Entomologist Richard Zack of Washington State University said they look like cicadas but are only about 0.1 inch long.
- Associated Press
Dad sues store for diaper table
NEW YORK - There's a new rallying cry on gender discrimination: Equal rights for dads who change diapers!
A Mr. Mom is suing Lord & Taylor's after being forced to change his 15-month-old son on the edge of a wet wash basin in the department store's men's room, the Daily News reported Saturday.
The women's bathroom there has a diaper-changing table, but the men's room does not.
The dad who sued is Andrew Dwyer, who is on paternity leave from his job as a lawyer.
- Associated Press
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