Debate Over GM Crops Persists Across Science and Emotion
The NFU opposes Roundup Ready alfalfa while arguing GM crops could have future benefits. The piece contrasts scientific safeguards with public emotion, noting canola and GM wheat debates abroad and domestic bias toward non GMO foods despite imports. It contends long term GM crops may expand cultivation, boost yields, and resist pests, with checks to ensure safety.
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I Miss Dickens I Miss My Bookmobile
The narrator recalls a bookmobile library that brought civilization to a remote area and contrasts past practices with today’s brick and mortar libraries. He notes libraries evolve, referencing Surrey BC's City Centre Library and a broader shift to social and service roles beyond books. He laments missing Dickens and the lost era of mobile libraries.
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New York
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