Sickening. Hopeful.

Watsonville farmworkers force hospital to go 'Code Red'

A dozen farmworkers were thought to have been exposed to a "toxic pesticide" known as Guthion, and the Watsonville E.R. had to close its doors to prevent other humans from being contaminated.

Doesn't that sound awfully like "Silkwood"? Doesn't it sound horrible that food that will appear on someone's plates will have come in contact with Guthion, even briefly, for any reason?

It sickens me.

Someone will come along shortly to tell me about inert Guthion really is, I'm sure.

Meanwhile, check my new links. Check out BuyBlue.org: Bed, Bath and Beyond and even Costco get better ratings than, oh, Circuit City or Safeway (surprise!). Knowing this has helped me cut my spending at Safeway ridiculously. And I mostly buy stuff so discounted that they can't make much money off me anyway.

I vote with my dollars as often as I can. You might have heard me say it before: I like to spread the love around.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:"A difference in taste in humor is a great strain on the affections." —George Eliot

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I doubt anyone's going to try to play down Guthion: see PAN's pesticide database entry for the ugly details.

I agree with you about Wal-Mart, but I fail to see how Costco is any better (to visit; their labor policies are obviously superior).