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Deborah White. Writer, blogger, coffee drinker. Editor/writer at Liberal Politics at About.com, part of New York Times Co. The Crazy Woman since 2003...
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Fake Food Watch by Deborah White- KFC, Jack-in-Box, McDonald's: Legal Deception on "Healthy" Choices
- McDonald's Burgers, Fries Served at 22 U.S. Hospitals, Doctors Demand Removal
- Fast Food Purposely Saltier in U.S. to Boost Sales
- Brouhaha in a Strawberry Frappuccino: Starbucks Tries to Get It Right But Falters
- Americans Reject Pink Slime Beef, But Six Politicians Still Push It
- Antibiotics in Meat: Will FDA Ignore Judge's Order to Ban It?
- Meat Lobbyists Angered by "Hot Dogs Cause Butt Cancer" Billboard
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: Bad Policy Spoils Good Soup
- U.S. Lags European Countries in Fighting Food Fraud, Related Health Risks
- Don't Blame Dr. Oz! Support Bill to Remove Arsenic from Apple Juice
- Deborah White at About.com
Category Archives: Places, People & Cool Stuff
Laughing at, Loving Whole Foods
And you thought over-priced Whole Foods organic what-not was only for monied middle-agers driving imported cars and urban food snobs… A very funny, tongue-in-cheek “rap” video about “Gettin’ Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot.” I guarantee you’ll either laugh … Continue reading
Eating Pesticides: How to Eat As Much As Possible
The Environmental Working Group recently published its 2011 “Shopper’s Guide to the Dirty Dozen,” which lists the twelve fruits and vegetables with the highest amount of pesticide residue. The “Dirty Dozen” list is based on an annual USDA report that … Continue reading
Parental Pleasures and Bhutan Dreams
We can’t stop imagining what Andrea, our college junior, is experiencing in Bhutan, an isolated, remote country in the east Himalayas that permits few visitors or tourists. Ron and I both miss her, of course, and we worried incessantly about … Continue reading
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Still Standing, and with a New Hyundai Sonata
What is it about a new car that turns content adults into edgy teenagers, itching to feel unfettered speed under their feet and fresh breezes in their hair? Yearning to cruise unmonitored highways or quiet country backroads? Ron and I … Continue reading
Organic Farming Is Return to Traditional American Food Values
Traditional American family farming methods are alive and making a comeback, but under a new name: organic, which simply means grown without pesticides and chemical fertilizers. For more than 400 years in the United States, our ancestors farmed crops and … Continue reading
Of Black Socks and Meeting Faux-Hip (and Other) Needs
“Find a need and meet it,” was the entrepreneurial mantra dispensed when I was working toward an MBA at Cal State Long Beach two decades ago. That golden start-up advice hasn’t changed, even with with advent of internet commerce as … Continue reading
