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Rick Paulas

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Rick Paulas has written plenty of things, some of them serious, many of them not, scattered over the vast expanses of the Internet. He lives in Los Angeles and is a White Sox fan.

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unionfast1
Chicago just held a huge labor convention for fast food workers, and the movement is gaining momentum.
kaleshortage
Despite warnings to the contrary, we are in no danger of running out of kale.
meatmurder1
A new study shows just how bad beef production is for the environment.
plasticgloves
The "no bare hands" law is finally being repealed. Instead, California lawmakers are trying to push forward paid sick days for restaurant workers.
hydroponics
When someone's joke $10 potato salad Kickstarter makes over $70,000 (so far), it's time to detail more useful ways for people to spend their money.
droughtfacts
Of all the issues surrounding California's drought, the dwindling, unregulated groundwater is the scariest.
sativa1
In terms of both health codes and copyright laws, legal marijuana products have a lot to answer for.
statefairfood
The California State Fair is taking place in Sacramento from now through July 27th. Here are some of the culinary "highlights."
edenorganics
Eden Foods is a favorite of natural-foods consumers. But the company's CEO and sole stockholder has some surprising company policies.
usdadairy1
The USDA recommends avoid large helpings of dairy. The USDA also helps design some of the biggest dairy calorie bombs on fast food menus.
dryfarming
More than 230 crops are grown in California's Central Valley, including half of the country's nuts, fruits, and veggies. (Ninety percent of the world's almond supply is also grown here.) So we need to do something about this drought.
honeybees1
As if the bees didn't have it tough enough already, the drought is taking away their food. And with it, our honey.
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