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Casper Council Taking Another Look At Smoking Ban

Rich Denison — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:18:27 +0000

The Casper City Council will revisit the recently-enacted city-wide smoking ban at its work session Tuesday afternoon. Representatives of bars and clubs located within city limits are asking the council to reconsider the ban, which went into effect in September of last year

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UN: World Food Prices Drop

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:53:16 +0000

ROME (AP) — A United Nations agency says prices of basic foods fell by 1.5 percent last month, with the international prices of all commodities except dairy products dropping.

The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday that the decline puts the value of its November index nearly 3 percent below a year ago

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Forest Service Extends Food Storage Order

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:44:43 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The Bridger-Teton National Forest is extending its order requiring people to store food so that bears can't get into it.

The food storage order had been scheduled to expire on Dec

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Why We Eat What We Eat – Stories Behind Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:00:56 +0000

rfduck / vegan-baking / bibbit / jeffreyww, Flickr If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called [...]

Study Finds Poorer People Order Larger Food Sizes to Feel More Important

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:20:04 +0000

Researchers from the French business school École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris and Illinois’ Northwestern University might have discovered a reason that poorer people tend to eat larger portions of food.

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Burgers for Breakfast — Florida Schools Serve Lunch Before 10 AM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:54:21 +0000

Is a cheeseburger or a corn dog appropriate early-morning fare for kids? Some Florida schools think so.

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What Is the World's Most Stolen Food?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:02 +0000

According to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, the most frequently stolen food on the planet is… cheese.

The report says four percent of the protein and calcium-rich (not to mention tasty) food winds up being shoplifted worldwide every year, besting the theft-rates for other items like candy and alcohol and causing cheese to be labeled “high risk” for retailers.

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19th Annual API Chili Cook-Off [PHOTOS]

Nick Perkins — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:50:53 +0000

The 19th Annual API Chili Cook-Off, held at the Casper Events Center, was one for the ages. Over 45 different kinds of chili were offered, not to mention the fact that nascar tickets, guns, and even cash prizes were offered in the raffle portion of the afternoon. It was all very Wyomingish, in the best sense of the word.

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