I appreciated your responses to my last Newsletter. It seems as though many of you have the same though that I had, which is that if we had enforced the last immigration law we would not be facing the problems we have today with illegal aliens.
FDA warns spinach tainted, washed or notFDA warns spinach tainted, washed or not
By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Even if you wash the spinach, you still could be at risk. Sober warnings for salad lovers came from federal health officials Friday as they struggled to pinpoint a multistate E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened dozens more. Bagged spinach — the triple-washed, cello-packed kind sold by the hundreds of millions of pounds each year — is the suspected source of the bacterial. Food and Drug Adminisrtation officials said. The FDA warned people nationwide not to eat the spinach. Washing won't get rid of the tenacious bug, though thorough cooking can kill it. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green.
Harold Thinks! This is a black eye for the produce industry and one we don’t need. Processed produce is a huge market and getting bigger every year. There is not a simple solution to the problem, but our industry must work together to insure produce is safe for the safety of consumers and our industry.
Daley vetoes big-box wage ordinance
By Lorene Yue Crain’s) — With his first veto in 17 years at City Hall, Mayor Richard Daley’s decision Monday to overturn the big-box wage ordinance has set the stage for a possible Wednesday battle on the future of big-box development in Chicago. Mayor Daley, who was expected to veto the ordinance, which called for certain retailers to pay employees at least $10 an hour and an additional $3 an hour in benefits, made his decision official at 9:35 a.m. when he filed a letter with the City Clerk’s office. He had until Sept. 13 to file a veto. “I understand and share a desire to ensure that everyone who works in the city of Chicago earns a decent wage,” Mayor Daley wrote in his letter to City Council members. “But I do not believe that this ordinance, well intentioned as it may be, would achieve that end. Rather, I believe it would drive jobs and businesses from our city, penalizing neighborhoods that need additional economic activity the most. In light of this, I believe it is my duty to veto this ordinance.
Harold Thinks! I am glad that Mayor Daley vetoed this ordinance. I had commented on the ordinance when it was first passed and my position is still the same. There are certain things that should be left to market forces. I am concerned that local and state governments are becoming involved in areas that they should not be addressing. Make no mistake it is not just big business they will be going after, it is all of us. We have already seen states and cities not enforcing federal laws when it comes to immigration. I can only hope that the federal government lets state and local governments know that such actions will result in federal action. I don’t think this is going to happen considering the grid-lock in Washington. Too many politicians are too busy blasting the other party and not focusing on the good of our country.
