Guns, Head Start and Meals on Wheels
I’ve been watching MSNBC today. Among other things the following topics were discussed in relation to the idea of Sequester. Here are my thoughts about the following topics. I usually watch MSNBC...
View ArticleSenate Votes Against Labelling Genetically Engineered Food
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate decided again Thursday that it simply does not want to let states tell people whether or not they are eating genetically modified food. The legislation provided...
View ArticleAvoid Monsanto Companies
In light of the recent public anger over the Monsanto Protection Act, here’s a simple, printable list of companies that use Monsanto products. By avoiding products made by companies on this list, you...
View ArticleDoug LaMalfa, (R-CA) Receives Farmer’s Welfare While Denying Feeding The Poor...
In supporting billions of dollars in cuts to federal food assistance, a U.S. House Republican from Tennessee, Stephen Fincher, and a fellow GOP member from California, Doug LaMalfa, insist the...
View ArticleConnecticut Makes History as First State to Pass GE Food Labeling Law
June 4, 2013 | Here’s how grassroots advocates beat the biotech and food lobbies. This week, Connecticut won the honor of becoming the first state to pass a law requiring genetically-engineered...
View ArticleRepublicans Slash $40 Billion from Food Stamps Budget
Yes, indeed, they did the dirty deed yesterday, September 19, 2013. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the move will push nearly 4 million low-income people off of the program in 2014....
View ArticleList of Republicans who voted to defund food stamps
Here is the list of Republicans who voted to defund food stamps. Those who represent your district should be voted out of office. Here they are: Share their shame, write letters, call their offices,...
View ArticleKnow When You’re Having a Heart Attack
Was reading WebMD about how to recognize when you are having a heart attack. Here is what I learned: During a heart attack, your heart stops beating. True or False? False During a heart attack, blood...
View ArticleThe Little Match Girl
This was written by Hans Christian Anderson. I encountered it years ago when I was a kid. I’m 80 years old now, but each Christmas season I think of it again and try to publish it on my blog each …...
View ArticleDrug testing for food stamps, and 10 other GOP amendments to the farm bill
The House of Representatives takes up debate on the Farm bill Tuesday, which in its current form cuts $20.5 billion from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food...
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