| May 14, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyUnlike alcohol and many other psychoactive substances, marijuana is incapable of causing a lethal overdose. Nonetheless, sensational accounts of overdoses from allegedly tainted marijuana products continue to proliferate. Again and again, these claims are debunked....
| May 7, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe federal budget is not only about money, but fundamentally about our country’s morality — our commitment to fairness, equality, and unity. Which brings me to, of all things, our nation’s Farm Bill. This sprawling piece of legislation, updated every five years, is...
| Apr 23, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a child, I felt so fancy when we used the purple food stamps — those were the pretty ones. We were a hardworking, loving family. My parents ensured we weren’t around anyone who tried to make us feel “less than” for needing help to make ends meet. That’s just...
| | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedMany of us start our morning with a cup of coffee (or several). It’s easy to take for granted. But where does it come from? Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, but it was first cultivated commercially in 15th century Yemen. In fact, the word “coffee” is derived from...
| Apr 2, 2025 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedHarry Truman once proclaimed: “No man should be president who doesn’t understand hogs.” That might explain the calamitous mess that President Trump and Elon Musk are making of our government today. Clearly, Trump and Musk know nothing about four-legged farm animals....
| Mar 19, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP FeaturedDonald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital public services in the name of combating “inefficiency.” That’s meant abruptly — and often illegally — firing tens of thousands of workers like me. The word “inefficiency” conjures images of long lines at the DMV and...
