"Food company drops use of midget after R.I. mother complains
A Cranston mother of a daughter with dwarfism has persuaded a Minnesota food company to drop the word midget from a line of pickles. The Providence Journal reported that Chelley Martinka, who said she has craved pickles, said she was incensed when she saw jars of what Cains brand calls kosher dill midgets at a supermarket. The mother of 10-month-old Adelaide, who has dwarfism, thought she would smash the jars. Instead, she took pictures and blogged. Gedney Foods in Chaska, Minn., which produces pickles and food lines by Del Monte and Cains, said it will change its labels and stop using the word midget."
Look what else I hauled in:
"In letter to Congress, fishermen plead for aid" by Jay Lindsay | Associated Press, February 20, 2013
New England fishermen facing a dire future for their industry asked Congress in a letter Tuesday for immediate help surviving deep and impending cuts to their catch allotments.
The letter, signed by 173 fishermen in ports from Connecticut to Maine, came as the industry prepares for May 1 catch reductions that fishermen warn could finish off the fleet....
The letter described the situation as ‘‘simply unbelievable’’ after regulators’ rosy promises of healthier fish stocks and economic stability if previous regulations were adopted....
The government lied?! Slimy bastards!
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See: Boston Globe Fishing Net
