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Your Food Has Been Lying to You

Do you know where your food comes from? If you're like most people the answer is likely 'no'. The makers of Food Inc. are hoping to educate you. "Bigger-breasted chickens fattened artificially. New...

created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Grist: Swine-flu outbreak could be linked to factory farms

This according to Grist:"The outbreak of a new flu strain—a nasty mash-up of swine, avian, and human viruses—has infected 1,000 people in Mexico and the U.S., killing 68. The World Health Organization warned Saturday that the outbreak could reach global pandemic levels....

created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Smithfield Man Dies In Apartment Blaze

" January 7, 2007 North Carolina - A man died Friday night after his apartment caught on fire, according to the town fire marshal. Firefighters pulled the man from his burning apartment at 302 East Church Street around 10:30 p.m., according to Smithfield Fire Marshal Paul...

created by Barry Mcconaghey | 5 years ago
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Should Illegal Workers Be Unionized?

"A walkout of meatpacking workers in North Carolina could provide another opening for unions seeking to organize immigrant workers. Julio Vargas sits quietly in a small gray house in Red Springs, North Carolina, making notes in his native Spanish before another day of working...