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If you follow a whole foods diet and eat nothing from a box, bag or can, then you don’t need to worry about reading labels. Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules, simplifies the confusion about what is good for you and what isn’t with these seven words – “Eat Food. Not too much.  Mostly Plants.” (He calls processed foods “edible food like substances”.)  Realistically however, even the healthiest of eaters sometimes eats something with a label on it.  And understanding what it says is important.

Hate Crime On Bridgewater State University Campus

Campus Journalist Attacked

Police in Bridgewater are seeking a male and female suspect following a Hate Crime assault on a campus journalist.

I’ve had a few TIA’s (Transient Ischemic Attacks), and they’re not comfortable. But they didn’t prepare me for what happened about a week ago.

During the morning of that memorable day I as usual went to work on my computer polishing a novel I’ve been writing, rewriting and polishing for years. I quit about 1 p.m. and had lunch with my wife before we returned upstairs for an afternoon nap. My wife was downstairs in the kitchen when I awoke. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Then my world of peace and comfort abruptly changed into one of confusion and unending pain.

It hasn’t been the greatest year for skiing. Nevertheless, I’ve been reading a lot about green skiing. Coincidentally, my husband told me about one of his employees who not only got to park in the front row, but ski free at Mt. Cranmoor simply because he drove a biodiesel car! (An aside - our company Boston Tree Preservation uses all biodiesel trucks and sales vehicles.) So for you skiers, here’s how to go green!