The Thanksgiving meal is a lot like a movie franchise. You leave the table after your first meal happy, satisfied and excited for Thanksgiving II. The follow-up is pretty good. Maybe parts of it are a little dry, but we all know sequels rarely top the original. The third and fourth installments are flat. The [...]
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SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn’t even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million of the big birds will be served as Thanksgiving dinner this year. Just a few hundred will get to experience the holiday as [...]
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I received a Panini maker for a Christmas present a few years ago. I don’t use it that often (and yes, I hear about that all the time), but every time I do, I tell myself I need to get it out of the pantry more often. It’s easy, it’s fast – I love it! [...]
continue »West Liberty Foods, L.L.C., takes food safety training very seriously, and the company shares what it knows with the entire meat processing industry. “We believe food safety is not proprietary,” says Kristine Knobloch, training and development supervisor for West Liberty Foods (WLF). “West Liberty Foods’ commitment to food safety benefits all consumers and companies in [...]
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(Warning: Satire) Welcome to my Republican presidential potluck, Gov. Romney. So what did you bring? “I was going to bring deviled eggs, but changed my mind. Then I committed to stuffing, but rethought that. Then it hit me, I’ll bring a big handsome turkey. Because a turkey looks great on the outside, and even [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Turkey and trimmings won’t be the reality for all Iowans this Thanksgiving. A new report shows that 12 percent of households – about 340,000 Iowans – suffer from food insecurity. The Iowa Policy Project’s report, issued Tuesday, noted that one-third of those are in an even more distressed category, having [...]
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Head coach Mike Duroe’s fifth-ranked Cornell wrestling team rallied for a 28-16 Iowa Conference dual win Tuesday at Simpson, and then landed eight placewinners at the Coe Turkey Open, led by sophomore Ben Rosen’s title at 125 pounds Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The Rams (1-0 overall, 1-0 IIAC) got a boost from their middle and [...]
continue »Cornell College students, alumni, faculty and staff are raising money to support disaster relief following an earthquake in Turkey. Among the cities hardest hit was Van, Turkey, home to Nilay Ozok-Gundogan, a post-doctoral fellow in modern Middle Eastern history in her first year teaching at Cornell. Proceeds from all fundraising events are going to a [...]
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Lace up those sneakers for the 19th Annual Return of the Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 12th at Marion High School. Last year’s race saw over 1,800 walkers and runners. Organizers are on pace to host over 2,000 racers this year, and they invite you to join in the action! The Marion High School venue [...]
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YELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) – No one in the northern Arkansas town of Yellville will say if they expect wild turkeys to fall from planes for this year’s Turkey Trot festival. But the Federal Aviation Administration says it will be watching. Organizers of the festival long ago disavowed the tradition of letting wild turkeys fall from [...]
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