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My Dough Girl Good. Pillsbury Bad.
Last week, I visited Tami Cromar, owner of My Dough Girl, the gourmet cookie shop in Salt Lake City that is facing legal pressure from Pillsbury® to change its name. I felt a follow-up to my earlier blog post on the matter was appropriate. After talking with Tami for an hour and after following all
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Adventures In The Public Library
After spending most of the past year traveling the world, I have a renewed appreciation for libraries. No other country can boast the accessibility, variety, and depth of US public libraries. We have librarians to thank for being such fierce protectors of free speech and press, and brave enough to pursue materials that might offend
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Oregon Officials Shut Down Illegal Operation
Last week an Oregon official shut down a person’s illegally operated business, citing public safety, after the woman failed to produce a temporary restaurant license. Multnomah County Health Department supervisors determined the public’s health was at risk. They immediately shut down the black market scheme, undoubtedly preventing countless casualties. The female perpetrator, using the alias
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Pillsbury Doughboy Is Pillsbully Dummy
3 August 2010 Open letter to: Ken Powell, CEO, General Mills Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55426 Subject: Request Stoppage of All Legal Pressure Against My Dough Girl Dear Mr. Powell, I ask that you cease your legal action against My Dough Girl (as reported by KSL’s Jennifer Stagg), the small cookie business
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In Defense of the United States of America
The message of this post is simple. I believe the positive contributions the United States has made to the world are taken for granted, more so than any other country’s in the history of the world. To everybody, stop what you are doing for one minute, look at what you’re drinking, what you’re doing, what
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Cash in Your Lottery Ticket!
I won the lottery when I was born an American. Most readers here are probably winners, too. Many Americans, however, never realize the value of their winnings. Have you cashed in your ticket or have you taken for granted your potential as an American citizen? There is no other country that infuses its citizens with
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