Odds ‘n Sods:

South St. Paul Beef Plant Temporarily Closing, 300 Jobs Affected – E.B.

It’s not just the 300 workers who will be affected either. It doesn’t take much to make the leap from “shortage of cattle” to “higher prices” at the market.

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Uncomfortable Independence Day Questions – T.P.

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How Fast Food Providers Beat Inflation – Add Wood Pulp To Burgers – RBS

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The Facebook Manipulation Study’s Mysterious Connection to the Military – G.P.

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IRS policy that targeted political groups also aimed at open source projects – At the same time, it was revealed that the NSA has targeted readers of the “Linux Journal”, a long time respected Linux periodical, calling them “extremists”.