WIC on the Chopping Block [Casaubon's Book]
Over the years I’ve written a great deal about SNAP/Food Stamps and other hunger alleviation programs, but I’ve never written anything specifically about WIC, which I have tended to lump in with other food programs. I’ve been thinking, however, a lot about WIC lately, because it has come on the budget chopping block in the US – along with other food security programs including the CSFP which …
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No Good Evidence That Folk Remedies Ease Colic
MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Fennel extract, herbal tea and sugar water relieved colic in some infants better than a placebo, according to a new study that reviewed clinical trials of alternative remedies for colic.
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Natasha Bedingfield and the art of writer’s block
By Jay Cridlin, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, July 12, 2011 I’m trying to think of a clever way to start this article, but nothing’s coming out. But that’s okay, because this story is about Natasha Bedingfield. And for the British pop star, writer’s block is a recurring theme. Just sift through her catalog, from her huge hits These Words (“Waste bin full of paper; clever rhymes, see you later …
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CARS 2 Production Note & Images ……September 29, 2011
Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios are off to the races in “Cars 2” as star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend, the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice o
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