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Healthy Monday: Baltimore Schools Go Meatless
The Baltimore City Public School system is about to become the first fully Meatless Monday school system in the U.S. They’re joining a growing international movement of individuals, organizations, communities and cities making the commitment to lower meat consumption and enjoy a plant-based diet on Mondays. The 80,000 young people BCPS serves will begin each week with a Meatless Monday menu.N.Y. Voter Fraud Case Heats Up
'They Tried to Steal an Election' By Eric Shawn FOXNews.com October 20, 2009 Thirty-eight forged or fraudulent ballots have been thrown out, according to records at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections in Troy, N.Y. Enough votes, an election official admits, to likely have tipped the November election to the Democrats. Brian Suozzo voted with an absentee ballot in the Working Families Party primary on Sept.E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection
By MICHAEL MOSS
Published: October 3, 2009
Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor, thought she had a stomach virus. The aches and cramping were tolerable that first day, and she finished her classes.
Then her diarrhea turned bloody.
Is 1,000 Pages Long for Legislation?
With the debate over health care reform heating up, one peculiar criticism keeps surfacing: That the bill—or, at least, the House version—is too long. "I have a fundamental problem with any 1,000-page bills," said Sen. David Vitter, R-La., at a town hall meeting on Wednesday.PETA, my personal opinions on what they are doing right and wrong.
I am an animal lover and I know that I sort of went into my feelings about them before in another blog, but I thought I would write another one. Just in case you do not know who PETA is you can go to www.peta.org to get the full aspect on PETA, but be warned, there is some graphic material on there. Basically PETA is "People for the ethical treatment of animals", which basically they state that animals should not be used for any kind of meat, fur, or be used in any way such as pulling farm equipment, having jobs, etc.Was the Climate Bill Actually Written When House Voted?
Thought this provided interesting context to a claim that keeps coming up In Washington, it's not unusual for lawmakers to get as heated about the arcane rules of Congress as they do about the substance of a bill. Such was the case with a plan to slow climate change passed by the House of Representatives on June 26, 2009. Republican lawmakers not only opposed cap-and-trade because they fear it will be too expensive, but they were angry that they'd had only a few hours to vet 300 pages of last-minute changes to the already massive legislation.How to reduce Cellulite
1. Detox to dump cellulite – Regardless of age, weight, or body type all women can suffer from cellulite. Getting rid of unwanted toxins and waste will allow your liver to metabolize fats more efficiently and reduce cellulite.
Pick your green battles
The sheer number of "green" choices we can make is astounding. And, since it's totally overwhelming (not to mention impossible) to try to do everything, it makes sense to stop worrying about the stuff that ultimately doesn't matter. Instead focus on the areas where your actions will make the most difference.Nation Waits for FDA Overhaul
Agency is so understaffed, it inspects less than 1 percent of imported food Tom Costello Published April 26, 2009 by NBC News The Food and Drug Administration may be the only federal agency that both political parties agree is in desperate need of an overhaul. The FDA is so understaffed it inspects less than 1 percent of imported food.President Barack Obama is promising action, though progress has been slow in the first 100 days. His choice to head the FDA - Dr.Food industry defends carbon monoxide use in meat
Food industry defends carbon monoxide use in meat By Christopher Doering Reuters Tuesday, November 13, 2007; 5:57 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of the biggest U.S. meat processors on Tuesday defended a packaging technique designed to keep meat looking fresh at grocery stores even as U.S. lawmakers criticized it as unsafe and misleading.
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