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Via WCSH (10/20/2009):

Maine’s Senate president is introducing legislation to make sure that people who get swine flu or some other illness get time off from work to recover, or to take care of family members who get sick.

Sen. Elizabeth Mitchell is announcing introduction of her bill on Tuesday. The Vassalboro Democrat says the idea of the legislation is to prevent the spread of H1N1.

Mitchell’s bill would give employees of larger businesses six paid sick days a year, and employees of smaller businesses three paid days. It would apply to those receiving preventive care or to use in relation to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

Legislative leaders voted last week to allow Mitchell’s bill to be introduced during the 2010 session.

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Isn’t the FDA supposed to, you know, check the food for toxins and stuff like that?

Via WMTW (10/20/2009):

Organic food has risen to become a major market over the past quarter century.

According to industry-standard surveys completed by the Organic Trade Association, 2008 organic food sales in the U.S. totaled nearly $23 billion. Although this accounts for only 3.5 percent of all U.S. food sales, it was a 15.8 percent increase from 2007, while the entire U.S. food sales averaged only a 4.9 percent increase.

Supporters say there are two major benefits to eating organic food. First, it’s a socially and environmentally-conscious choice: Organic food supports sustainable agriculture rather than destroying the land and contaminating the environment, and it often better supports smaller local growers. Second, it’s healthier to eat products that do not have toxins in them than to eat those that do.

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