Jewel-Osco Supermarkets in Chicago Now Offer San Francisco Bay and Organic Coffee Co.'s 'Fairly Traded' Gourmet Coffee.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. and CHICAGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Jewel-Osco supermarkets in the Chicago region now offer "Fairly Traded" gourmet coffees under the "San Francisco Bay" and "Organic Coffee Company" brands, which enable consumers to help protect rainforest or build a school or medical clinic at coffee communities in...

PREP DIGEST.
Byline: The Register-Guard NOTEWORTHY Marist's boys cross country team won the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Academic All-State award for the fall. The Spartans had a combined GPA of 3.94. LOOKING AHEAD The first day of practice for winter sports is Monday...

Memories of hard times.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard The stock market crash of 1929 that led to the Great Depression happened 79 years ago this week. But the Depression era, which shaped an entire generation of Americans, isn't a hazy, distant memory for Buford Roach, 86, of Eugene. ...

Voters OK trash bag program; Nonbinding resolution for pay-to-throw sent to selectmen.
Byline: Marc C. Sanguinetti The following correction was published Oct. 20 in The Banner. Janet Vignaly is the member of the West Boylston Solid Waste Team who spoke at town meeting. She was incorrectly identified in last week's Banner. WEST BOYLSTON - Voters...

Genevieve A. (Szewerenka) Carlo.
SOUTH GRAFTON Genevieve A. (Szewerenka) Carlo, 73, formally of 148 Main Street, South Grafton, MA, passed away peacefully at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Westborough, MA, surrounded by her family. "Jenny" Carlo was born in Worcester, the daughter of Peter and Celia (Walendziak) Szewerenka. She worked very hard with...

Goals of Alliance set.
The American Mushroom Institute/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance was signed last September. An Alliance Committee was formed to develop programs that would educate company personnel on how to create a safe workplace and prevent injuries to employees. The Committee officially met three times and identified the following...

National Farm-City Week Proclaimed for November 21-27.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The people who grow America's plentiful food supply have a special place of honor during the National Farm-City Week, celebrated Nov. 21 to 27, 2008, ending Thanksgiving Day. This week commemorates U.S. food producers and seeks to recognize their efforts among the nation's urban...

Wisconsin Farmer Ronald Kusiak Honored With 2008 Jacobson Memorial Award.
Award recognizes entrepreneurial achievement by a person with a disability MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald Kusiak, a family farmer from Mosinee, Wis., is the recipient of the 2008 Judd Jacobson Memorial Award. Established in 1992, the Jacobson Award, administered by Courage Center, recognizes the pursuit or...

Should pro-lifers show pictures of aborted babies?
St. Thomas Aquinas remained the model of fairness as he gave full voice to the strongest objections before stating his own arguments demonstrating the existence and nature of God, angels, man and all related things. It was fitting that he did so, because good and serious people often hold...

State Farm(R) Already Aiding Victims of Southern California Fires.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm, California's leading insurer of homes and vehicles, continues its build up of claim handling resources in the southern part of the state devastated by multiple wildfires. Hundreds of State Farm agents, agents' staff members, local claim representatives and members of the...