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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007
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》 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
BY RYAN SCHNEIDER
KANSAN EDITOR
RSCHNEIDER@KANSAN.COM
This summer, we will continue to be your daily source for the campus and Lawrence news you care about most.
To do this, we'll be updating kansan.com daily with the latest news and sports stories. Along with the work of our reporters, be sure to check our Web site for photo galleries, audio clips and discussion in our comments section.
The reason we're doing this is simple — kansan.com, not the print edition, is the best resource we have to serve you. The future of journalism is online and The Kansan staff
is doing our best to stay ahead of the curve.
As for that print edition you're holding, you may have noticed some changes from the spring semester's paper, and even last summer. This is part of our continuing efforts to make The Kansan more reader friendly. We want to keep you up to date on how the latest campus and Lawrence news affects you, as well as let you know about upcoming events.
The best way to make sure The Kansan is as reader-friendly as possible is through open communication. We want to know your news and we want to know what you think of what we're doing. The door to my office in the newsroom in Stauffer-Flint Hall is always open. Myself, as well as the staff, would like to know what's on your mind.
Have a great summer and thanks for reading The University Daily Kansan.
》 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
E. Coli among many reasons to eat veggie burgers instead of beef
Here's yet another reason to eat veggie burgers instead of hamburgers:
Davis Creek Meats and Seafood recently recalled 129,000 pounds of potentially E. Coli-contaminated beef that was sent to distributors and retailers in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Studies have shown that when contaminated meat is recalled only about half of it is actually recovered-the rest remains in grocery stores.
You can protect yourself and your loved ones from E. Coli and other bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts and feces of animals by leaving meat and other animal
products at the grocery store. Most farmed animals are crammed into filthy sheds and slaughtered on killing floors that are contaminated with feces and other bodily fluids. These unsanitary conditions have led to a rise in foodborne bacteria.
Plant-based foods, on the other hand, don't normally harbor E. Coli or other fecal bacteria.In fact, according to the USDA, 70 percent
of food poisoning is caused by contaminated animal flesh. When fruits or vegetables do become contaminated with E. Coli, it is because animal manure was used to fertilize crops or leaked into waterways. Cross-contamination can also occur when fruits and vegetables are placed on the same surface as meat.
As more people adopt a meatfree diet, our dependence on cows
and other farmed animals will diminish, therefore lessening the threat of E. Coli contamination-and saving human and animal lives. For more information, veggie burger recommendations and recipes, see www.GoVeg.com.
Heather Moore People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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numbers of all incoming calls are recorded. Some of the ones included below are from previous University Daily Kansan's. For fresh Free-for-All, call and provide your own thoughts and ideas.
Brandon Rush is having his leg amputated.
you. I miss The Kansan, and I miss so many things from back there. Cheers to you, Free-for-All. Party
Hi, Free-fo-All! I graduated a few years ago, and I miss you. I miss
Men wouldn't be wise without women. We wouldn't have to work, we'd be in a garden of paradise, but we wouldn't be wise.
That's none of your damned business, and I'll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs!
This place doesn't even have an Orange Julius? Let's go home.
The girl at Yello Sub stamped my card twice and it not even double stamp day. I can tell it's going to be a great day.
People say Eleanor's the brains behind Team Zissou. What is Steve? He's the Zissou.
Thank God I bought a fourwheel drive. Now I can drive down 19th Street,
You know you're an alcoholic when your favorite game is solitaire.
I hear that if you blow mari- juana smoke into a cat's ear, it will get him more high.
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