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Reflections On Life & Death; Passover's Special Meaning; Lessons From An Old Fruit Man
Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2012 5:12 PM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
As one gets older one becomes more familiar with death, and learns it gives rise to different emotions in different circumstances. With the death of my father, Michael Prevor, I find only a deep weariness. The eulogy I gave my father was really a way for me to express how my fath …
Keystone, Obama, and Leadership
Seeded on Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:50 PM EST (Campaign Standard)
Joe Nocera, wrote an astonishing piece in the New York Times titled, “Poisoned Politics of Keystone XL.” Most of the piece rehashes criticism of President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline,which is designed to bring oil from the tar sands in Al …
Ron Paul—and the 'Pink Slip' | The Weekly Standard
Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 5:40 PM EST (Campaign Standard)
Jack Welch and his wife Suzy kicked off their new management column for Reuters with a piece titled “Ron Paul and the pink slip that could decide the election.” In it, the Welches try to apply lessons from how businesses fire executives to the political challenge the …
Businessmen Aren't Marionettes
Seeded on Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:24 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
Alan Blinder’s Wall Street Journal column, “Our National Jobs Emergency,” unwittingly provides an answer to why all the Obama administration’s machinations to improve our economy have failed. Professor Blinder is surely a smart guy, but, like the pres …
From Father To Son: A Letter Upon Beginning Sleepaway Camp
Seeded on Fri Jul 8, 2011 8:51 AM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Visiting day at summer camp is in just three weeks. I’m told this is much harder for the parents than the children, and I suspect that is typically true. After I dropped off William, I stopped at the Roscoe Diner for lunch, about 15 minutes from the Camp.
Why Temporary Fixes Aren't Fixes At All
Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:30 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
Cornell economics professor Robert H.
As The European E. coli 0104:H4 Outbreak Causes Illness And Death, It Wreaks Havoc On The Produce Trade And Breaks Confidence In Public Health: Lessons From Europe
Seeded on Tue Jun 7, 2011 10:48 PM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Our brethren in the European produce trade have suffered enormous damages as a result of the food safety crisis related to E. coli 0104:H4. One unfortunate part is that public health epidemiologists have come across like the Keystone Cops.
Men Not At Work
Seeded on Wed May 11, 2011 5:33 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
In David Brooks’ recent New York Times column, “The Missing Fifth,” he identifies a problem — fewer men are working.
Kent A. Sepkowitz, M.D., Medical Experts & Patient Autonomy
Seeded on Wed May 4, 2011 6:15 PM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
The New York Times ran a piece by Kent A.
Lightning Rod - It's Not A-Rod's Fault He Got A Tax Break On His Condo
Seeded on Sat Mar 5, 2011 11:46 AM EST (Campaign Standard)
A-Rod has purchased a Manhattan condo in a newly constructed building. The developers took advantage of NY's 421a program where developers who construct or create affordable housing on under-used land get their real estate taxes phased in over a period of years.
Tips On Chemotherapy
Seeded on Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:48 AM EST (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Recently our friend Jan Fleming began to let her family and friends know that she was soon to start chemotherapy.
Pundit's Mailbag — Fighting Spirit And The Challenge To Live
Seeded on Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:39 AM EST (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Our piece, "Dr. Sloan Misses The Point: A Fighting Spirit Is Vital In Overcoming Illness," brought us several letters.
Dr. Sloan Misses The Point: A Fighting Spirit Is Vital In Overcoming Illness
Seeded on Thu Feb 3, 2011 8:26 AM EST (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
An op-ed piece appeared in The New York Times by Richard P. Sloan, a professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, titled, "A Fighting Spirit Won't Save Your Life." Dr.
Never Tell Me The Odds: One Man, One Disease, One Battle
Seeded on Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:04 PM EST (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Over the years, I have often shared important personal events through my writing. When I recently wrote a little piece about my son William, Disney World and the nature of Christmas miracles, I was already aware that my family desperately needed another one.
Food Safety Bill Will Not Make Food Safer, Will Increase Food Costs and Budget Deficit
Seeded on Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:48 PM EST (Campaign Standard)
Today, the Senate is likely to vote on the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (S510). But the bill is little more than an enormous grant of money and power to the Food and Drug Administration and a lot of reporting burdens imposed on the private sector.
Solving The Unemployment Crisis
Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:35 PM EDT (American Thinker)
Solutions to the unemployment crisis must begin with removing the perverse obstacles to employment that have been erected. Here are ten specific policy proposals that can dramatically and quickly reduce unemployment.
Famed Food Writer Joan Nathan To Speak At New York Produce Show And Conference
Seeded on Thu Sep 2, 2010 8:34 AM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
Distinguished author, lecturer, curator and television host Joan Nathan will be a featured speaker at the inaugural New York Produce Show & Conference November 9-11, 2010.
LeBron James Brings the High Cost of Bad Policy to the Fore
Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:30 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
Public policy helps determine where economic activity occurs.
Professor Blinder Shows a Blindness to the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Seeded on Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:05 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
One mustn't reduce the sphere of economic activity from which entrepreneurs can draw sustenance.
The Great Obama Job Shuffle
Seeded on Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:03 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
There is a very good reason why the White House – even with a generally complicit media – is having trouble persuading Americans that the stimulus spending is creating jobs: There seems to be an enormous disconnect between local economic development and creating net new jobs …
Will the Tea Party Usher In a More Limited View of Government?
Seeded on Thu Jul 8, 2010 8:57 AM EDT (Campaign Standard)
The challenge for conservatives is to persuade the populace that, over time, we will be better off limiting government than allowing total flexibility.
The Distance NASA Travelled Over 48 Years
Seeded on Tue Jul 6, 2010 3:58 PM EDT (Campaign Standard)
The space program as 'a way to reach out to the Muslim world,' according to the NASA administrator.
New 'Strategic Defaulting' Policy Change Avoids the Tough Steps Needed
Seeded on Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:49 AM EDT (Campaign Standard)
Fannie Mae has introduced a new policy that prevents people who have defaulted on their mortgages from getting a new Fannie Mae loan for seven years – up from five previously.
Obama's 'Absolutism' Is A Sign Of His Naïveté
Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:40 AM EDT (Campaign Standard)
In his reverence for certainty and belief that absolutes are capable of being summoned into existence – on countless subjects, with oil drilling, food safety, and war itself – the president is not actually particularly unusual; he is merely reflecting the prejudices of peopl …
Reaction to Agriprocessors Raid Leads to A New Jewish Ethical Trading Initiative For Food: But Is There Really a Jewish Position On The Minimum Wage?
Seeded on Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:03 PM EDT (Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit)
When kosher meat processor Agriprocessors was raided by ICE, there were allegations of ill-treatment of the workers. This led some to object that when consumers buy kosher food, they expect more than food prepared to meet standards of kashrut.
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