Author: Cyndi Lenz
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Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay?
Throwback Thurs: What was penny a pound and make the polluter pay? As always, if you have something to add please add it. What was penny a pound? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_of_the_Everglades “Restoration of the Everglades, however, briefly became a bipartisan cause in national politics. A controversial penny-a-pound (2 cent/kg) tax on sugar was proposed to fund some…
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Our Fairy Godmother Mary Barley
Fairy Godmothers are magically-gifted women who monitor magical forces across the kingdoms. Whenever events are right for a fairy tale to recur, the relevant Fairy Godmother steps in to make sure that the tale in question runs its course with as few fatalities as possible.
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Then this Happened: Amendment One Lawsuit!
Anything to gag us. Because we elected kings, queens, lords apparently they feel like they have no responsibility towards us
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Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime.
Stealing amendment 1 money should be a crime. We need an amendment that says if lawmakers do not support our citizen amendments they get charged with a crime. After all it is stealing. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fred-grimm/article24812611.html Instead, as Craig Pittman and Michael Auslen of the Tampa Bay Times reported, that great pile of Amendment 1 money is…
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Sugar: It’s Killing US!
Sugar: It’s Killing US! Direct from the sugar people. Truth https://experiencelife.com/article/sugar-breakdown/ When it comes to evaluating sugar’s negative health impacts, the threat of extra pudge is just the beginning. Even great health threats—including inflammation-based diseases—may lurk at the bottom of the sugar bowl. New research is revealing disturbing links not just between sugar and obesity,…
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The Florida Legislature Gags Health Care Workers. How not to save a life.
The Florida Legislature Gags Health Care Workers. How not to save a life. Just file this under “Kick me in the head.” As well as others, like people who don’t want their houses to float away in Miami, or their drinking water to be all salty, or just us folks here in Stuart/Jensen Beach that…
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Sugar U: Effects of burning sugar cane on your lungs
In preparation for next Saterday’s Epic https://cyndi-lenz.com/2015/06/05/big-sugar-summit-update-awesome-speakers-check-it-out/ One of the topics will be Is Big Sugar Burning Your Lungs? Here is a dramatic scene from the now defunct tv show “cane” that was cancelled due to the writer’s strike even thought all the scrips were written. Here is an actual burn Is this harmful to…
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Sugar U: Fanjuls some history and a little trouble in Paradise.
Sugar U: Fanjuls. Some history and a little trouble in Paradise. The Fanjul Bro’s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanjul_brothers The Fanjul brothers — Cuban born Alfonso “Alfy” Fanjul, José “Pepe” Fanjul, Alexander Fanjul, and Andres Fanjul — are owners of Fanjul Corp., a vast sugar and real estate conglomerate in the United States and the Dominican Republic. It comprises…
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SFWMD: Dirty toilets affront to citizens.
SFWMD: Dirty toilets affront to citizens. Big giants spiders a bonus! http://www.courierpress.com/business/dirty-toilets-an-indicator-of-larger-issues “Dirty toilets,” I repeat. “They signal customers and employees that management does not care about them as people. Most people take toilets seriously. A dirty toilet is an affront to people who care about themselves, their families, and their fellow citizens. Management can…
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