Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
If diesel fuel prices hitting $5 per gallon in the region weren’t enough of a problem, a quirk in state tax law is forcing farmers to wait several months before getting a rebate on various state and federal taxes they didn’t have to pay up front last year....
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