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My so-called glamorous life as a foreign correspondent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe blast of insecticide jolted me awake. A Mexicana flight attendant had just doused me with a chemical cloud while her colleague explained over the intercom that the Cuban Health Ministry requires arriving aircraft to be fumigated. "The substance isn't...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Disasters, Pope, Charlie Wilson, Air Transportation
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Immigration raid tactics draw congressional ire
Associated Press WriterLawmakers on Thursday questioned the legality and effectiveness of the government's tactics in a May raid that led to the arrest of nearly 400 immigrants. The crackdown on a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa -- called Agriprocessors --...Tags: Employers, Parliament, Migration, House, Personal Data Collection
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South Florida hospital guard uncaring; nurse showed compassion
On July 4, my 91-year-old father was stranded in his disabled car with a violent attack of food poisoning in front of Pembroke Memorial Hospital on Sheridan Street. He begged the guard for entrance to the men's room and his pleas were coldly dismissed. A...Tags: Medical Staff, Healthcare Policies
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Minnesota's food tracking offers lessons to feds
WASHINGTON - It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. Not my tomatoes, protested the manager. He'd switched his supply to...Tags: Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Diseases, University of Minnesota
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Darden spends big on lobbying
Sentinel Staff WriterDarden Restaurants is spending a lot more money this year to influence members of Congress and other federal officials in Washington. Darden, the only Fortune 500 company based in Orlando, spent nearly a half-million dollars on federal lobbying during...Tags: Darden Restaurants, CEO Pay, Aquaculture, House, Food Industry
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Tomatoes Are Safe
The Associated PressIt's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared last Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Hot peppers still get a...Tags: Livestock Farming, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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Recent servings of The Stew
Here are some recent entries from our food and dining blog, The Stew, chicagotribune.com/stew: Jewel to open new concept store in Lincoln Park Jewel-Osco is planning to open a 16,000-square-foot concept store called Urban Fresh, by Jewel in Lincoln Park...Tags: Supervalu Inc., Healthcare Policies, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Grocers stop selling jalapeno peppers after salmonella discovery
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSouthern California grocery stores reversed themselves Tuesday and started pulling jalapeno peppers from their shelves. The move comes a day after they left the peppers on the shelves even after the Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the...Tags: Food Industry, Sales, Health Organizations, Healthcare Policies, National Government
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Tattoo parlors, camps targeted for higher fees
Associated Press WriterTattoo parlors and religious camps, hotels and restaurants, body piercers, and bed and breakfasts would have to pay new and higher fees to the state under a proposal to help plug a budget hole. The state Department of Health Services hopes the increased...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Consumer Confidence, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure
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We think: The plight of Florida's tomato growers shows the need for an overhaul
After former U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donavon was acquitted on corruption charges in 1987, he asked, "Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?" That's a ripe question now for Florida's tomato growers. About six weeks ago, the U.S. Food...Tags: Values, House, Government, Corrupt Practices, Jim Costa
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