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Against all odds, Marie Osmond made it to the finals on this season’s “Dancing with the Stars.” There’s already buzz about the Osmonds’ 50th anniversary reunion show to air on PBS this spring. The world was helping Donny—who is everywhere these days—count down to his 50th birthday. And Entertainment Tonight wrapped up [...]

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It’s true.  Gasoline prices broke through the $3.00 per gallon barrier this week.  On the other hand, that’s good for you.
What’s that I’m hearing?  Grumbling?  Doubt?
According to Charles Courtmanche, a doctoral student in Washington University’s Economics Department, since we walk more and eat out less when gasoline prices rise, every $1 increase in the price of gasoline equals [...]

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Manny Howard took the challenge to “eat locally” to heart.  Instead of defining “local” as within a 100-mile radius of his house, he decided to limit his own personal local to his own yard and garage.  The real kicker?  His yard is in Brooklyn!
The freelance food writer worked seven days a week, from six to 16 [...]

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I indulged last weekend at Border’s, scene of many indulgences, I confess.  I bought Sylvia Lovegren’s Fashionable Food:  Seven Decades of Food Fads.  It is such fun and one of those books that has you saying, “Of course,” as she looks at influences that brought about certain food fashions or fads.  For example, the rise of [...]

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The health of America must be improving.  No more trans fats at the state fair.  Yes, the Twinkies are still deep fried, and they aren’t cutting back on the deep-fried Coca Cola, but now they’re trans-fat free.
My goodness, I feel better.  Don’t you?
Okay, I’m certainly no fan of trans fats.  They should be eliminated.  But mandating a trans-fat-free state [...]

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