BLOTTER O' THE WEEK: An exterminator let himself in the back gate behind a house and ended up getting his calf chewed on by a pit bull. The dog, who preferred to eat organic, was disappointed to taste chemicals on the exterminator's pant leg.

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RIFLE, Colorado — The operators of an organic farm near the Garfield County Regional Airport have serious concerns that an asphalt batch plant proposed next door could negatively impact the farm's organic certification.