Since the 1800s, the train through Garden City has linked the Kansas town to the big nation. Soon that could change, says Bob Greene.

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Greene: Kansas depot leaving town?

NEW YORK — For several moments after his postgame comments, Alex Ovechkin sat in his stall at Madison Square Garden, still in full uniform, staring blankly across the visitors’ dressing room. His usually energetic persona was robbed of anything but the hollowness left by the Washington Capitals ’ playoff run ending here with a Game 7 loss in the second round to the Rangers. Read full article > >

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Washington Capitals fall to N.Y. Rangers in Game 7, ending their run in 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden will unveil a new visitor center and gateway at the northeast corner of the garden next Wednesday.

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Architecture Review: A New Visitor Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

With heavy rainfall drenching parts of the UK and hosepipe bans in place, what’s the best way to store water to feed your garden?

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What’s the best way to store rainwater?

There are lots of reasons to grow your own food. It’s cheaper, safer, healthier, better for the environment, and even reduces stress. So this year, we challenge you to grow one thing for your dinner table: Herb, vegetable, fruit … just one thing that you cultivate yourself. Whether you're using a rooftop, countertop, or community garden, if you're blessed with full sun or none, we invite you to join the iReport kitchen garden club – and chronicle your successes and foibles through photos and video. We'll all learn together. Let's get started! See the garden assignment on iReport . Need some inspiration? Catch up on our all of Eatocracy's tips and tales from the garden .

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iReport: Grow it and show it

The Rangers took a 4-0 lead against Ottawa and dominated throughout the victory in the first opening-round series at Madison Square Garden since 1996.

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Game 1: Rangers 4, Senators 2: N.H.L. Playoffs – Rangers Beat Senators for 1-0 Lead in Series

The environment minister denies a tabloid claim he flouted the hosepipe ban by leaving water running in his garden.

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Water minister denies waste claim

The 85-year-old restaurant critic who earnestly assessed a Grand Forks, N.D. Olive Garden restaurant as “impressive” could soon have a lot more on her plate: Marilyn Hagerty is in talks with Anthony Bourdain for a book deal. Read full article > >

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Olive Garden restaurant reviewer Marilyn Hagerty in talks for book deal

While her husband remains under attack daily for — take your pick — a sputtering economy, high gas prices and universal health care, Michelle Obama may have slowly created one of the most influential programs in the Obama administration: the White House Kitchen Garden . Read full article > >

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Seeds of change: White House Kitchen Garden’s influence

On a flawless spring morning, President Obama stood in the Rose Garden to urge against a hasty retreat from Afghanistan. “ We have a strategy that will allow us to responsibly wind down this war,” he said Tuesday, resisting the calls for a quick exit that were prompted by the slaying of Afghan civilians by a rogue U.S. soldier on Sunday. “Already we’re scheduled to remove 23,000 troops by the end of this summer, following the 10,000 that we withdrew last year.” Read full article > >

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In Section 60, a silent search for meaning

“Genesis Reboot” asks the metaphysical question: What if God wanted another shot at starting the human race? Because, you know, the first go-round had its bad moments. This time, we return to the whole Garden of Eden blueprint, but the serpent is left out of the plan. Maybe all Adam and Eve need is some solid alone time, and a blissful existence will naturally follow. Read full article > >

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Garden of Eden renovated in “Genesis Reboot”

The plushest seats at Madison Square Garden are filled with Oscar winners, Grammy winners, a famous boxing champion, even a former vice president. But on this night, they were all simply taking in the show. The New York Knicks were up by 26 points when the fans broke into a chant — “We want Lin!” — begging for their newest hero to play just a bit more. Read full article > >

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Jeremy Lin causes Linsanity in the NBA

Remedying the calamity that is Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden to the Javits Center site is a way to bring back light and airy glory to New York’s transportation hub.

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Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden

A Swedish woman discovers her wedding ring on a carrot growing in her garden, 16 years after she lost it, says a newspaper.

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Long-lost ring ‘found on carrot’

GREENSBORO, N.C. — To find Army Spec. David Emanuel Hickman on the morning after his unit returned to Fort Bragg from Iraq , you had to drive 100 miles north, to his home town. Up Highway 29, less than two clicks from the northeast Greensboro cul-de-sac where he grew up, Hickman was in Lot 54 in the Garden of Peace at Lakeview Memorial Park Cemetery. Read full article > >

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In Iraq, the last to fall: David Hickman, the 4,474th U.S. service member killed