December 2006
In December 2006, George W. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to B.B. King. And NASA revealed photos taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water…
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November 2006
In November 2006, the new James Bond film “Casino Royal” premiered in London. It was the first time that Daniel Craig played the title character. Here in the states, we…
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November 2009
In November 2009, the world was limping back from the global economic crisis of 2008. That didn’t stop Taylor Swift from shooting up the charts and winning many accolades from…
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November 2001 – Arnold Farms
November 2001
In November 2001, we had Dyk Seed on the cover of Potato County. The growers said their quality was great, but their numbers were down. They also noted that seed…
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September/October 1999
October of 1999 was the last flight of the U.S. aircraft Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird.” That same month, Randy Mullen was on the cover of Potato Country, talking about his “earliest of…
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September/October 2005
In October of 2005, Stephenie Meyer’s novel “Twilight” is published; vampires and young adult fiction have never been the same since. On the cover of Potato Country, we had Leonard…
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September/October 2004
In September of 2004, Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run. “Lost” debuts on ABC. On the cover of Potato Country, we had Leona Buyan and a feature story about…
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September/October 2002
In September of 2002, Serena Williams beats her sister Venus at the 122nd USA Women’s Open. The first public version of Mozilla Firefox is released. And on the cover of…
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April 2003
In April of 2003, tennis legend Andre Agassi recaptures the world no. 1 ranking to become the oldest top-ranked male in the history of the ATP rankings. Patrick Roy plays…
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