| Waterboarding legal when CIA used it
Department of Agriculture should provide a loud and clear wake-up call that federal inspection is not adequate to ensure a safe meat supply ("A gap in food safety," Feb. 19). This largest meat recall in U.S. history was brought about because of an animal rights organization's undercover video showing California slaughterhouse workers using kicks, electric shock, high-pressure water hoses and a forklift to force sick or injured animals onto the killing floor. USDA regulations prohibit sick animals from entering the food supply, because of the high risk of contamination by E. coli, salmonella or mad cow disease. About 37 million pounds of the recalled meat went to school lunch and other federal nutrition programs since October 2006, and "almost all of it is likely to have been consumed," according to a USDA official.
University questions LEED rankings
Sustainable food confronts elitist past BERKELEY, Calif. — The lush, creamy flesh of the date melts on the tongue, pairing perfectly with the locally grown tangerine's fresh, almost fanciful flavor. Served by...... Back from Davos, Esty sees rise of greener free market In a phone interview with the News, Esty said that at the conference he noticed a major shift in business leaders' perceptions of the relationship between the environment and...... .
Miss. government often surrounded by secrecy
We struggle from not what's done in the board meetings but what is done in the shadows," Turner said. He said he has noticed that officials sometimes can publicly argue for weeks — then they suddenly resolve their differences out of public view. “Clearly, some back room dealings are going on," said Turner, who believes such problems are not limited to Greene County. He said Mississippi's sunshine laws have “no teeth." In 2003, the state set a $100 fine for public bodies that intentionally violate the open-meetings law. Turner says that's a pittance for public officials who want to circumvent the law. “Who's going to catch them?" Turner said. “If you do catch them, who's going to care about a $100 fine?" Campaign-finance records have been a constant source of complaints by government watchdogs who say Mississippi requires too little disclosure.
Coast Guard IDs two who died in capsizing off Oregon coast
HAMMOND, Ore. -- The Coast Guard has identified two men who whose bodies were recovered after a boat crabbing off the northern Oregon coast capsized. They are 54-year-old James Nibler of Salem and 52-year-old Curtis Heuer of Newberg. The Coast Guard suspended a six-hour search at nightfall Saturday and had not found a third man: Nibler's 41-year-old brother, Lawrence. Expected survivability was estimated at four hours. Bob Coster, search and rescue coordinator at the Coast Guard's Astoria station, says it appears a crab-pot line got tangled on an outboard motor, destabilizing the 16-foot vessel. .
Station Gives Away Valentine's Divorce
A Charleston radio station is observing Valentine's Day with a reminder that Cupid sometimes misses his mark. WKLC-FM, better known as Rock 105, is giving away a free divorce. Valentine's Day isn't all hearts and flowers, said WKLC Program Director Jay Nunley. There is a darker side, he said, "where maybe you despise your spouse and resent the entire day." .
|
