By James Lane Jensen Farms recalls Rocky Ford cantaloupe due to potential link to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis Fast Facts - The FDA is warning consumers not to eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupe shipped by Jensen Farms and to throw away recalled product that may still be in their home. - Jensen Farms is...
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By James Lane AFA Stresses Need to Destroy Stigma and Recognize ‘Misunderstood’ Population Responding to controversial statements by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, Eric J. Hall, founding president and chief executive officer of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, today said that Robertson’s comments highlight the very need for greater efforts to educate the public about...
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By James Lane The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Thursday, September 15 Palestine Rally at the United Nations, in support of the right of self-determination for Palestinians. The march and rally (http://al-awdany.org/2011/07/sept-15-palestine-rally-at-the-united-nations), scheduled to take place in advance of a UN vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood, are sponsored by...
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By James Lane The census bureau put out information Tuesday showing that 46.2 million Americans are officially living in poverty – the highest number since the Census bureau began tracking poverty 52 years ago. The nation’s official poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1 percent, up from 14.3 percent in 2009 ─the third consecutive annual...
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By James Lane Jackie Evancho, the 11-year-old singer that landed the runner-up spot on the fifth season of “America’s Got Talent,” made her triumphant return to the show Wednesday night, again performing the aria “Nessun Dorma.” Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. was announced as the winner of the sixth season on Wednesday’s season finale. Murphy...
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By James Lane Greens urge public works programs to provide millions of jobs and help convert America to a secure green economy Responding to President Obama’s speech last Thursday night, the Green Party today called for a ‘Green New Deal’ to put Americans back to work while helping the US transition to a carbon-free...
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By James Lane Most people are fortunate to have just one remarkable talent, but Benjamin Utecht is not like most people. One of the proudest moments of Utecht’s life came when the clock ran out at that fateful Super Bowl Championship game where he and his teammates in the Indianapolis Colts claimed a hard-fought...
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By James Lane Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama’s recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment. “More respiratory disease, more dependence on fossil fuels, more greenhouse...
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By Alex Rubin Think Deliverance in Wonderland; Motorhead’s Lemmy unleashed in OZ; a Magic School Bus ride through time and space where the only cargo is banjos, accordions, and a penchant for Klezmer/Irish flavored jigs… Oh, and its all through the kaleidoscopic tripstorm that is Pink Floyd…. Their name: The Polka Floyd Show. Too...
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