Almost two weeks ago, a USA TODAY article warned about a shortage of chicken wings (a.k.a., “Buffalo Wings”): With U.S. chicken production set to fall for the first time in 36 years and demand for chicken wings on the rise as hungry football fans flock to sports bars, restaurants are running into an age-old problem: [...]
Solution Found to Buffalo Wings Shortage
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments
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Governors Display New Hunger for Tax Revenue
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Imagine receiving a ticket after ordering food at a restaurant’s drive-thru window. Though frightening, it might become possible if two state governors find a way to combine their seemingly-unrelated efforts to raise taxes. A piece published in the New York Daily News almost two weeks ago outlined Gov. David Paterson’s effort to impose 88 new [...]
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Group Releases ‘Obesity GPS’ to Battle the Bulge
December 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Confused after reading a news release issued today by the STOP Obesity Alliance, I decided to rewrite the portion of that news release containing a description of the group’s “Obesity GPS.” In the news release, the Obesity GPS is described in long-winded fashion as the first navigation tool developed to guide public and private decision [...]
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Solution Available to End ‘War Against Tobacco’
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday, the never-ending controversy I’ve dubbed the “War Against Tobacco” made headlines when the state of New York began charging smokers an additional $1.25 per pack of cigarettes, bringing the total tax to a whopping $2.50. While I don’t smoke and have never been a smoker, I find the arguments on both sides compelling and [...]
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