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August 7, 2006
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"Sometimes an intended epithet can be turned to good advantage in the sole surviving issue of the Decatur, Texas Times one finds the way Populists not only accepted the label `calamity howler' but insisted that they had ample reason to howl and would continue to howl until their objectives had been attained." --- THE POPULIST MIND, edited by Norman Pollack
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August 6, 2006
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A cherry tomato seems hardly the stuff of revolution.
But Tuesday, if everything goes right, patients at 19 hospitals in Northern California will find cherry tomatoes with their chicken sandwiches and dinner salads, and will unwittingly take part in a small but potentially profound shift in institutional food systems.
August 6, 2006
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With surging interest in organic and locally grown food, Massachusetts
farmers markets are hoping for a bumper crop of customers this year.
Committed eaters are embarking on "100-mile" or "locavore" diets in which they eat only food grown or made within a two-hour drive. Curious ones are devouring best-selling books like "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, tracing the modern-day food chain, and Peter Singer's 'The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter," with stomach-turning descriptions of how some big-business harvesting and
Committed eaters are embarking on "100-mile" or "locavore" diets in which they eat only food grown or made within a two-hour drive. Curious ones are devouring best-selling books like "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, tracing the modern-day food chain, and Peter Singer's 'The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter," with stomach-turning descriptions of how some big-business harvesting and
August 6, 2006
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The figures cited above underscore how for many children, the lazy, hazy days of summer are marked by gnawing pangs of hunger.
During the school year, low-income children can count on a federal program that provides free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch in the public schools. Come summer, schools close and the food goes away.
August 6, 2006
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Anthony Price of Hastings describes the once-thriving mini-downtown near his home at the southern end of the Dakota County river town as a "ghost village."
Beside a long-vacant Wal-Mart, lighted from within to discourage mischief, a strip mall in matching colors stands with empty storefronts. Acres of meadow are for sale nearby. A restaurant across the street didn't have a single patron at its tables at noon recently.
Beside a long-vacant Wal-Mart, lighted from within to discourage mischief, a strip mall in matching colors stands with empty storefronts. Acres of meadow are for sale nearby. A restaurant across the street didn't have a single patron at its tables at noon recently.
August 6, 2006
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Once a niche market dominated by specialty grocers such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, organic has gone mainstream.
When Melissa Hoff of Flemington goes grocery shopping, she tries to avoid foods that are "hormone or pesticide assisted" and looks instead for organic cereals, peanut butter and "even some types of beef, depending on whether it's grass-fed versus conventional."
"It's just better for you," said Hoff, 27. "I'm into being more healthy these days."
When Melissa Hoff of Flemington goes grocery shopping, she tries to avoid foods that are "hormone or pesticide assisted" and looks instead for organic cereals, peanut butter and "even some types of beef, depending on whether it's grass-fed versus conventional."
"It's just better for you," said Hoff, 27. "I'm into being more healthy these days."
August 6, 2006
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State lawmakers object to the teachings of Kevin Barrett, shown sitting outside his Wisconsin cabin. Acts of terror September 11 attacks
(AP) -- Kevin Barrett believes the U.S. government might have destroyed the World Trade Center. Steven Jones is researching what he calls evidence that the twin towers were brought down by explosives detonated inside them, not by hijacked airliners.
(AP) -- Kevin Barrett believes the U.S. government might have destroyed the World Trade Center. Steven Jones is researching what he calls evidence that the twin towers were brought down by explosives detonated inside them, not by hijacked airliners.
August 5, 2006
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If popping pills to stave off the ravages of ageing sounds too good to be true, that's because it is, says Lisa Melton
CRANBERRY capsules. Green tea extract. Effervescent vitamin C. Pomegranate concentrate. Beta carotene. Selenium. Grape seed extract. High-dose vitamin E. Pine bark extract. Bee spit.
CRANBERRY capsules. Green tea extract. Effervescent vitamin C. Pomegranate concentrate. Beta carotene. Selenium. Grape seed extract. High-dose vitamin E. Pine bark extract. Bee spit.
August 5, 2006
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After a decade-long review, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to allow continued use of 31 agricultural pesticides, concluding cumulative exposure does not pose a health risk.
Although the potential danger of the chemicals, organophosphates, has been assessed individually over the years - and in some cases their use curtailed - this was the first time the EPA examined the chemicals' risk as a group.
Although the potential danger of the chemicals, organophosphates, has been assessed individually over the years - and in some cases their use curtailed - this was the first time the EPA examined the chemicals' risk as a group.
August 4, 2006
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(NewsTarget) South Carolina's attorney general has filed a $40 million lawsuit against five out-of-state pharmaceutical companies for allegedly inflating prescription drug prices for Medicaid programs in the state.
