The playwright's final work was called "The Tempest, " and some have already asked: Is Dylan's "Tempest" intended as a last work by the now 71-year-old artist?

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Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality insists the issue is a tempest in a garbage bag, pointing out that 80% of solid waste going into landfills last year was Michigan's own and that total waste fell by 5% last year.

ECONOMIST: Look at Canada, and hold your nose