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Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 20 15:07:44 2015

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Fort McMurray Today

Ottawa Whole Foods charged for being open on Good Friday

By Tony Spears
Monday, April 20, 2015 12:43:21 MDT PM
Whole Foods may be in a heap of trouble after police laid charges Monday alleging an location was open on Good Friday.

Ottawa police spokesman Const. Chuck Benoit said Whole Foods management will appear in court next month to answer to four charges under the Retail Business Holidays Act.

The charges are for carrying on business during a holiday.

The manager of the location was served the paperwork Monday.

"It's an order to attend court," Benoit said.

By law, most stores must remain closed on statutory holidays such as Good Friday and Christmas, though there are exceptions for small businesses and businesses operating in designated tourism zones, the act says.

Fines upon conviction range as high as $50,000 or the gross holiday sales, whichever is greater, the act says.

Whole Foods told Postmedia Network earlier this month the store believed Lansdowne Park, which is off the Rideau Canal in central Ottawa, was a designated tourist area.

The company will appear in court May 21.

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Re: Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 20 15:36:18 2015, in response to Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 20 15:07:44 2015.

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they represent atheism anyway.

Still, I like shopping there. Enjoy the conversation.

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Re: Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday

Posted by SLRT on Tue Apr 21 09:58:03 2015, in response to Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 20 15:07:44 2015.

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At leas someone still has Blue Laws.

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Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 29 17:48:49 2015, in response to Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 20 15:07:44 2015.

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Associated Press
Jul 29, 2015 5:08 PM EDT

Whole Foods cuts outlook after 3Q sales, profit miss

Whole Foods cut its sales forecast for the year after its quarterly profit and sales fell short of expectations amid intensifying competition.

The retailer noted that sales growth slowed in the last two weeks of the period, when New York City officials said the chain's stores were overcharging customers by overstating the weight of pre-packed goods.

Whole Foods noted the audit "garnered national media attention."

The company said sales in existing stores edged up 1.3 percent for the three-month period ended July 5. That's down from the 3.9 percent increase in the year-ago period.

In the current quarter so far, the company said sales were up just 0.6 percent.

For the full fiscal year, Whole Foods now expects sales at established locations to rise in the low single digit percentages, down from the previous forecast of growth in the low- to mid-single digits.

Whole Foods Market Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is trying to find new ways to drive up sales as organic foods become more widely available. At the same time, it's also trying to appeal to a broader audience by shaking its "Whole Paycheck" image and offering more affordable prices.

"In this rapidly changing marketplace, we believe we are taking the necessary steps to positions ourselves for the longer term," co-CEO Walter Robb said in a statement.

In May, the company said it would open a new chain of smaller stores with lower prices starting next year. To emphasize the affordability, the chain will be named after the company's 365 house brands.

For the third quarter ended July 5, the company earned $154 million, or 43˘ per share. That included an expense of a penny per share in relation to California's new paid sick leave law.

Analysts expected 45˘ per share, according to Zacks Investment Research.

Total revenue was $3.63 billion, also short of the $3.7 billion analysts expected.

A year ago the company earned $151 million, or 41˘ per share, on revenue of $3.38 billion.

Shares of Whole Foods dropped 10 percent to $36.90 in after-hours trading.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:16:31 2015, in response to Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Jul 29 17:48:49 2015.

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I would debate just how available organic food really is.

Try getting quality fresh produce at Walmart or Publix.

Even Trader Joe's is a joke. They don't have organic blueberries or grass-fed beef. Their produce, organic or not, is pathetic. Heck, they don't even sell frozen peaches!!! The fuck?

Whole Foods is a gynocentric experience. And for every kale-sipping yogi, there are 20 fat feminazis loading up on sugary energy drinks.

The main benefit to going to Whole Foods is avoiding the 300 pound T2D with several out of control kids.

I think fat feminism is going to overtake attractiveness. This will hurt Whole Foods.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 03:31:21 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:16:31 2015.

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Most "organic food" these days comes from the very same supermarket cartels that always sold crap. They can AFFORD the certifications and after all, who's going to bust them for faking it? And it ain't even organic usually.

Like guacamole? Montezuma's revenge comes at no extra charge with each sprig of cilantro. Regulating food for safety is COMMUNISM and the conservative cause has won. :(

There's even a serious right wing rebellion against the FDA over even trying.

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6623302/2015/07/29/cilantro-fda-mexico-labor-abuses

Go, Malwart and the other usual suspects including "Whole Paycheck."

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:43:37 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 03:31:21 2015.

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I try to eat kale and green beans because they are usually US grown, while I find almost all broccoli is from Mexico or Ecuador.

Most foodies don't want food that travels so far to get to your shelf.

Cilantro is an ingredient I use for guacamole. Honestly I did not look at country of origin like I do on fruits and veggies.

I don't buy it often because supermarkets sell it as a bunch, and it's more than I need.

So yeah, I was aware of the conditions in Mexico and other countries. If you treat workers like shit, they work like shit, and will lash out on the products they're producing.

But I'm sure my kale and green beans and peaches are organic. I can tell by the look and taste at this point.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 03:48:32 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:43:37 2015.

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That situation isn't even lashing out, looks to me as though they didn't have a single other option but to shit on what YOU eat. :(

Yeah, it may piss off folks here when I talk about real food, but out here where the farmers are, we may not opt for much in the way of exotic, but we know where every veggie, ounce of meat and bread comes from, they feed it to their own kids. And if you know how to preserve it, you can eat it all year. I'd rather that myself.

But hey ... there's always SlopSite and Food Lion for those who don't care. :)

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:51:47 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 03:48:32 2015.

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Bread?

Aren't you grain-free?

So I did get stuck eating broccoli today because I was too lazy to go to Whole Foods.

Tomorrow it's green beans again.

Yes, the farmers have no choice but to shit in the fields. They get dropped off far from camp site and work all day. I always look at my food and wonder who worked on it.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 04:12:06 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:51:47 2015.

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Hell no! Wheat and gluten is a good thing. Add lots of butter, and you have croissants, God's gift to humanity to go with your ham and cheese Omelet with bacon on the side. :)

Eating good and working it off keeps everyone healthy and sane. :)

No libruls here, yo. We eat MEAT! Meeeeeeeeeeeeat. Heh.

Voila!

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by SMAZ on Thu Jul 30 09:58:01 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by LuchAAA on Thu Jul 30 03:51:47 2015.

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to shit in the fields.

Shit is the best fertilizer.
It doesn't get more organic than that.

You'd rather ingest some carcinogenic mystery chemical instead of Alejandro's shit?

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by LuchAAA on Fri Jul 31 00:18:11 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by SMAZ on Thu Jul 30 09:58:01 2015.

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SMAZZA the Summitavoider, you're one of my best trolls.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by LuchAAA on Fri Jul 31 00:18:51 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jul 30 04:12:06 2015.

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when I went to Whole Foods tonight I noticed they were out of cilantro.

Bet it's off the shelves.

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Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Jul 31 00:38:54 2015, in response to Re: Whole Foods reduces outlook following lower 3Q sales, posted by LuchAAA on Fri Jul 31 00:18:51 2015.

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Hoarders, my man ... hoarders. :)

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Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Feb 16 19:18:49 2016, in response to Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada charged for having location open on Good Friday, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Apr 20 15:07:44 2015.

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Associated Press
Feb 16, 2016 6:38 PM EST

Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese sold in NY, Florida

Whole Foods is recalling a cheese sold in one store in Florida and another in New York City because it may cause potentially fatal food poisoning.

Spokeswoman Liz Burkhart said in a news release Tuesday that the upscale Texas-based chain is recalling "Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves" sold in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the Bowery section of New York City.

The cheese may be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can be fatal to young, old or frail people and cause stillbirths.

The Bowery cheese has labels beginning with the code 294239 and sell-by dates from March 3 to 8. The Florida cheese has the code 290107 and sell-by dates from Feb. 29 to March 8.

Burkhart says customers should throw out the cheese and bring in their receipt for a refund.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Feb 16 20:37:59 2016, in response to Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Olog-hai on Tue Feb 16 19:18:49 2016.

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Whole Foods is very upscale.

If this scare was at Stop and Shop or Weis in PA, it would not be news. THIW

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Tue Feb 16 21:33:42 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by LuchAAA on Tue Feb 16 20:37:59 2016.

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I think it would be news, if anyone got sick from the listeria.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 16 21:50:03 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Tue Feb 16 21:33:42 2016.

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Ah for the good old days when we had enough FDA inspectors that made such rare. :(

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Tue Feb 16 22:48:49 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 16 21:50:03 2016.

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That might be true if the increase was only in the U.S. but it's not; the number of reported cases has been rising for years all over the EU and the UK. I think improvements in diagnosing have something to do with this.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 16 23:02:18 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Tue Feb 16 22:48:49 2016.

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Funny thing about living in a socialist state, and having a great socialist state next door in Vermont. We don't run into any of that if we buy local or from across the border. Know why? We have agriculture departments with strict rules, AND INSPECTORS. EU and UK are also on that "small government" kick too.

Can't do much about imports from the red states other than to not buy any, and thus we don't have those issues. Hmmm.

MMMMmmmmmmm. :)

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 07:45:48 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 16 23:02:18 2016.

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What about imports from blue states like MA? There have been listeria outbreaks from producers there. Or local cheese producers in NY? Listeria has been found in their products. Or Wisconsin? There's a blue state for ya...and they've had listeria issues there with local cheeses.

Funny things, facts.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 08:27:03 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 07:45:48 2016.

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Yep ...

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 08:51:04 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 08:27:03 2016.

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What happened to the Red state/Blue state facts. I thought that you were really on to something.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 09:26:19 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 08:51:04 2016.

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"Facts" can be readily twisted. Something to keep in mind when you hit the blogs and the talking lamp. I was talking about the budget cuts which have cut FDA inspections (federal) and how blue states at least largely kept their own inspections intact. Especially New York and Vermont.

But leave it to Dave to bring up Massachussetts which was not mentioned.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 10:38:25 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 07:45:48 2016.

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Wouldn't touch Wisconsin now. Their govenor gutted food inspection when he gutted their government.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 11:50:21 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 10:38:25 2016.

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Proff or just another silly bingbong bull session.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 12:15:30 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 09:26:19 2016.

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Budget cuts under Obama? Say it ain't so

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 12:29:09 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 12:15:30 2016.

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Those budget cuts began over 30 years ago. Who was President in the 1980s?

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Wed Feb 17 12:30:25 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 12:29:09 2016.

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Proff or just more bingbong bulls#!t.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 14:45:14 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 10:38:25 2016.

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I thought it was kinda cute that Dave is trying to sell Wisconsin as a blue state. :)

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 14:49:44 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 14:45:14 2016.

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hopefully after the failed Walker experiment, it will be again. Sure as hell isn't now.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 15:54:55 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 14:45:14 2016.

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Funny, your bible - the NY Times - says that Wisconsin is a blue state. Didn't Bingbong once post that she reads the Times every day?

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Feb 17 17:00:02 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 14:49:44 2016.

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And yet the Kochsucker was reëlected.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by bingbong on Wed Feb 17 17:48:46 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Feb 17 17:00:02 2016.

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For that exact reason.

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 19:14:43 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 15:54:55 2016.

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"Ummmm" ... I'm not a NY Times reader. Sure I'll look it over every now and then like most other papers, but they've slid like so much else of the media. Certainly not biblical to me.

And yes, SHE subscribes. In our realm, bingbong and I are entitled to completely independent thinking, and we disagree plenty on lots of things and still love each other. So what does FOX News call it?

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 19:20:53 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 19:14:43 2016.

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Other sources besides the Times say Wisconsin is a blue state. You gotta keep up with the news, yo!

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 19:24:18 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 19:20:53 2016.

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So then the idiot depicted in the previous post is a democrat? Alert the media! That is if you can get them away from the Kardashians long enough. :)

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 21:23:05 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 19:24:18 2016.

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Are you claiming it's the governor of a state that determines whether that state is blue or red?

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 23:11:24 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by Dave on Wed Feb 17 21:23:05 2016.

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It's who got elected to run it. Next question. :)

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Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL)

Posted by Dave on Thu Feb 18 07:52:51 2016, in response to Re: Whole Foods recalling specialty cheese; may have listeria contamination (sold in NY and FL), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Feb 17 23:11:24 2016.

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Then why has the Times and other news sources reported that Wisconsin is a blue state?

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