the stranglehold agribusiness has on our own domestic policy. ADM et al pressured the gov’t to cut sugar imports by 80%, then funnel corporate welfare to farmers to grow corn for HFCS and now ethanol - farmers with adjusted...

hops. Another menu revision, the burger is now $19. Beef corn/corn ethanol. Another gem of a place to eat not too near the new Garden is Ricardos in North Sq a block off Hanover. Very spacious unhurried. When you are early for...

corn for ethanol, so wheat is getting scarce. This is also beginning to cause famines in Africa. Unintended consequences get you every time. I don’t understand how any rational diner can expect a restaurant to simply take...

, or simply leave. I’m not saying what is right or wrong, correct or false — that is barely relevant. A guy in a bulk food outlet line chastised me for asking for plastic bags, and then he drove off alone in a huge...

tap water vs. Fiji spring water). The impurities in vodka give it a slight flavor and aroma, just not strong enough to overpower other mixers. A vodka with just ethanol and distilled, deionized water would be pretty boring.

Those are interesting observations. I think because over 14% is the rule and not the exception, I avoid swirling wine in the glass because then all I smell is ethanol.

out how to tie ourselves into this $800 Billion give-away. We need to use fresh oil every day – turn the used oil into bio-diesel, which we sell at the gas station, along with maybe a CNG and/or hydrogen setup. Forget the...

back! In soft drinks, in pickles, in bread, in everything! I’m all for burning up all the corn in the country in ethanol if it will bring sugar back. I have always pretty much steered clear of margarine due to allergies. But...