Food Writers

The write stuff Author at conference tells aspiring writers what it takes to pen a book (The Daily Record)

16 May 2008

WOOSTER -- Author Lawrence Pringle didn't pull any punches with the young writers in the audience at the 31st annual Young Authors' Conference held at McGaw Chapel on Thursday.

Myanmar police block aid workers, food accumulates (Bennington Banner)

16 May 2008

Wednesday, May 14 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching cyclone survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food shipments backed up at the main airport for Myanmar's biggest city. Relief workers reported some storm survivors were being given spoiled or poor-quality food rather than nutrition-rich biscuits sent by international donors, adding

Department store chains slumping as consumers choose food, gas over apparel (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

16 May 2008

MILWAUKEE - Department store stalwarts J.C. Penney Co., Nordstrom Inc. and Kohl's Inc. all reported steep drops in first-quarter profits on Thursday as Americans snub apparel to focus on basic necessities at discounters in a challenging economy.