As winter temperatures drop, homeless people may be more visible, either scrambling on the streets to find emergency shelter or seeking momentary refuge in public spaces like libraries. Homelessness and the poverty that can drive it continue. In a 2014…
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Food security forum: Is GE food the solution to global hunger?
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Food security forum: Is GE food the solution to global hunger?
Advocates of genetically-engineered food often suggest “feeding the world” is the moral justification for embracing GE seed, but scientist Herman Brockman contends “feeding the world” is more marketing gimmick than science. Brockman, a distinguished emeritus professor of genetics at Illinois…
The Politics of Food: Corporations, not science, shape the nation’s food policies
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on The Politics of Food: Corporations, not science, shape the nation’s food policies
Do you feel outraged to live in a country that allows toxins to be marketed to children as food? Do you feel angry that the government allows corporate profit to trump truth? Take these examples: · “Zero trans fat”: Misleading…
Controversy Still Plagues Obama Birth Control Mandate
by Sara Browning • • Comments Off on Controversy Still Plagues Obama Birth Control Mandate
While most religious groups chide the Obama Administration’s new birth control mandate, some Peoria residents are calling it a blessing in disguise. Much to the chagrin of several faith-based groups, the White House Health and Human Services Department (HHS), in an effort to improve…