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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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repubstamps
There's no reason to add commentary to just a sampling of quotes from Republican politicians discussing how they feel about food stamp recipients.
plasticgloves1
A new California law makes it illegal for chefs to touch foods with their bare hands. Do restaurant owners believe this law is necessary?
dollarmenu2
Franchise owners don't like that dollar menus slow down service; customers should be concerned that they exist at all.
floridaorange
The scariest part of the disease plaguing Florida orange trees may be the GMO-based solution on the way.
tips1
A new law forces restaurants to view automatically-added tips as regular wages. How is this change in taxable income going to affect servers?
beesepa1
A new grant awards nearly half a million dollars to three universities to find pesticide alternatives. But the EPA's commitment to bees should still be questioned.
potshop
Of course, no one's actually tried to use their food stamps to buy marijuana. What Republican's attempts to limit food stamps in Colorado's pot shops really mean.
farmerscheaters
"How many people have opened markets without any experience or knowledge? So, they're a breeding ground for these cheaters. It's the wild, wild west."
natural1
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has asked the FDA to allow foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients to use the "natural" label.
mushroomcover
In honor of the 40th annual Fungus Fair in Santa Cruz.
foodbank1
The L.A. Regional Food Bank is being asked to do more with less.
newyears
January 1 is the day most new laws went into effect. What changed this year?
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