I will be a guest on Randy Yarbrough’s radio show today at 5 p.m.. CT. Topic to be discussed will be the response of APHIS/USDA to comments posted on the proposed rulemaking for the Animal Disease Traceability System http://firstamendmentradio.net/ http://www.americanewsnet.com/radio.htm Join us if you can. Paul Griepentrog

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/fixing-our-food-problem/?ref=opinion January 1, 2013, 7:52 pm53 Comments Fixing Our Food Problem By MARK BITTMAN Mark Bittman on food and all things related. Nothing affects public health in the United States more than food. Gun violence kills tens of thousands of Americans a year. Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes kill more than a million people…

Pope Slams Capitalism, Inequality Between Rich And Poor In New Years Message Reuters | By Philip Pullella Posted: 01/01/2013 11:17 am EST | Updated: 01/01/2013 2:43 pm EST The 85-year-old pope rang in the new year with a mass for about 10,000 people in St Peter’s Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks…