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Ticks: Friend or Foe

The tiny disease-carrying, blood-sucking parasites known as “ticks” benefit the moist and dark ecosystems in which they live by serving as food for other species.

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Kelso Kids Get Slimed

No, there weren’t any ghosts roaming the halls! But there were several female construction company employees engaged in classroom activities producing “slime.” Laurel McClelland, Kari

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Concerned Customer

We recently received a complaint from a “customer.” We will call this customer George. George sent us the following email. (The customer’s real name and

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Staying Safe in a Tornado

Be Ready! Tornadoes No one can know a tornado’s strength before it touches down, so keep up with local weather information, especially when thunderstorms are

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Taking STEM to the EDGE

Laurel McClelland is passionate about chemistry and education. She recently utilized these passions to teach the science of asphalt to several classes of EDGE students.

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2020 NSSGA Safety Excellence Awards

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) “Safety Excellence Awards” recognize producer member operations maintaining a safe workplace, evidenced by its safety performance over

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CPI Project: Sampling Rack

We had received several SHIELDS reports regarding trucks encountering the sampling racks at our Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Plants. Fortunately, no one had been injured because

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Life’s Essentials

By Clifford Ursich, P.E., President & Executive Director of Flexible Pavements of Ohio The following article was published in the Summer 2020 edition of the

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