Guarding against mad cow disease.
In the wake of the Department of Agriculture's announcement confirming a third case of mad cow disease in the U.S., Farm Aid, Somerville, Mass., a family farm organization, has released tips to help consumers make decisions when purchasing beef that will help ensure the meat they select is safe....

Closure of unsanitary food processing shops ordered.
Byline: SEL A. BAYSA Close all dirty food stalls and shops and food processing establishments in Quezon City. This was the order issued yesterday by Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. to the Market Development and Administration Department (MDAD) as he expressed concern over the sprouting and...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.
Byline: The Register Guard Eco-sabotage was desperation U.S. Attorney Karin Immergut described the vast number of agencies that led to the conviction of ELF/ALF terrorists as "relentless, persistent, thorough and dogged" (Register-Guard, Nov. 10). The acts of arson were committed by people of...

BoC beefs up drive against smuggling of agricultural products.
Byline: ANGIE CHUI The Bureau of Customs (BoC) beefed up yesterday its drive against smuggling of agricultural products with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) among the BoC, Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Finance (DoF) seeking to curb the illegal trade while...

Immigration--left to the states: with so many states seeing increases in immigrants, the issue of how to deal with them has fallen at the feet of state lawmakers.
In Nebraska, where the percentage of foreign-born residents, mostly from Mexico, has more than tripled in the last decade, Senator Ray Aguilar thinks he may have a solution to the challenges that come with a growing immigrant population. "It became apparent to me sometime ago that when...

Meat processors promise not to increase prices.
Byline: EDGARD HILARIO The Philippine Association of Meat Processors of the Philippines, Inc. (PAMPI) has announced that there will be no increase in the prices of corned beef and other meat products in the country despite the rising costs of materials. Felix Tiukinhoy Jr., president...

Under bridges.
Nothing much here in the small town of Holley, NY. Where is the Zarosh article? That dude rips. You guys should follow him on like a hitchhiking mission. The "Lunatic Fringe" is sick, keep 'em coming. You guys should get Sammy Baca in the mag. He's only got a...

Guest worker law would depress wages for all.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Gordon Lafer For The Register-Guard Congress will soon debate President Bush's proposal to create a `guest worker' program, in which immigrants will fill jobs that `no American is willing to take.' What jobs are these, exactly? American citizens pick crops; they...

2 arson suspects arraigned.
Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard Two women accused of helping set arson fires later claimed by the radical environmental group Earth Liberation Front were arraigned Monday on conspiracy charges in federal court in Eugene. U.S. Magistrate Thomas Coffin entered not guilty pleas on behalf of...

Grits, maybe, but ...
Like many who identify themselves as proud southerners, Dave Shiflett ("A Wider View," Sept. 21) is guilty of claiming southern provenance for that which originated elsewhere. Shiflett's most egregious misappropriation is his inclusion of scrapple in his pantheon of southern delicacies. Nothing could be farther from the truth. ...