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On Wasting Food
A new study says people in the US throw away 40% of their food. It is a figure that includes the waste of not only consumers but also manufacturers and distributors. How they arrived at the figure is tricky and opens questions. But it does not matter, the fact is that regardless of the percentage,…
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Where’s Our Ardor?
Anti-hunger organizations are doing something new. They’re trying to go beyond the idea of just providing food for the needy. It’s not enough for them to feed people today, they are trying to make sure those people can have access to food tomorrow. As a result they’re promoting community gardens, sustainable agriculture, relationships between farmers…
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Been There?
The Swiss just banned mosque minarets. It seems a small thing but it isn’t. One could say it’s like banning church steeples, but it’s much more than that. The minaret is the tower through which the faithful are called to prayers and praying 5 times a day is central to being a good Muslim. The…
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