Week in Review, Mar. 27

Municipalities ran low on road salt (1), Mars was covered with table salt (2), and a Russian shepherd sued the government after falling space debris killed his horse (3). Mosquito fish could count (4), and minihorses entertained during Maine Maple Sunday (5). Syrup makers tapped 1.3 million trees (6).

Mice brains reacted to sugar (7), flavored water for pets was developed (8), and schools banning candy had thriving black markets in sweets (9). A School Committee member said composting benefited the city (10) and a teen who starved in Egypt liked his host family's food (11). Argentinian farmers protested (11.5).

Maine's "Mr. Ecology" considered plastic bags litter (12) A Farmington diner moved six miles to East Wilton (13), the Miss Portland Diner secured a land deal (14), and Dr. Mike's Madness Cafe expanded (15). Dr. Pepper prepared to give out free sodas if Axl Rose finished the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album this year (16).