There have been a lot of ‘lessons’ learned from the Pink Slime debacle. Unfortunately, those who fell for the ‘pink slime’ hype have left this smear campaign none the wiser. Beef Products, Inc., along with the entire meat industry, however, are now keenly aware of the power of social media. They are dedicating endless resources [...]
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Looking back I now realize that wondering how I was going to accomplish various project obligations, at times separated by hundreds of miles, while balancing my personal life, should have never frustrated me as much as it sometimes did. After all, I had more work than I could accomplish at any given time. In these [...]
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I often look at my 3 year old son and wonder what he will be when he grows up. Will he be a doctor, a lawyer or a fireman? Maybe he will develop the Facebook of his time (I can only hope). I suppose my parents had the same thoughts (they’re probably still wondering). For [...]
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As the scary stories about “pink slime” or Lean Finely Textured Beef, as it is correctly known, spread across the nation, could anyone have anticipated the various twists the story would take? As the last few months passed, influencing factors contributed from an assortment of fronts. The story line has taken multiple turns and has had a [...]
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Years ago as a young journalist working with publisher/editor Frank and Sally Morlan at the Sheldon (Iowa) Mail-Sun Newspapers, Frank taught me the ethics of community journalism. He’d point out the good and the bad, the acceptable and non-acceptable, and what was responsible and irresponsible. Be fair, he told me, and be honest. You supply the facts [...]
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Beef Products Incorporated closed plants in Texas, Kansas and in Waterloo, Iowa. Around 650 workers lost their jobs including 220 in Waterloo. BPI was founded 31 years ago by Eldon and Regina Roth who traveled to Waterloo from the company’s headquarters to say good-bye to the workers. Iowa Public Radio’s Pat Blank talked with Regina [...]
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Beef Products Incorporated closed plants in Texas, Kansas and in Waterloo, Iowa. Around 650 workers lost their jobs including 220 in Waterloo. BPI was founded 31 years ago by Eldon and Regina Roth who traveled to Waterloo from the company’s headquarters to say good-bye to the workers. Iowa Public Radio’s Pat Blank talked with Regina [...]
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How many of you have got on the computer to do your work or pay bills, but before opening your application to perform those actual tasks you log into; Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Blogger, Gmail, etc? Well, you get my point, Social Media is taking over our lives, well mine anyway. Billions (yes, I said [...]
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