Construction worker Anthony Carey usually gets $50 in scratch-off lottery tickets once a week at the convenience store where he gasses up, but he says that probably will change when Florida reintroduces vending machines this year in supermarkets. ...more

June 6, 2009

Several truck loads of turkey dinners will be given away this Thanksgiving - more than ever before. ...more

November 24, 2008

At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof. ...more

September 14, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 10, 2008

Today, our minds are all taken up with the high price of gasoline and the rapidly rising price of food. Very little is mentioned about the deep concerns of a few months ago relative to Muslims and Islam. Even our president was trying to convince us that not all Muslims were bad, that it was a peaceful religion. This might be a true statement. However, Islam is not a religion or cult. It is a complete system of religious, legal, political and military components. The religious component is the "mask" or "cover" for the other components. When there are sufficient Muslims in a country, agitation for their religious rights begins and this is the start of the "Islamization" of that country. ...more

May 10, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When Alessi Bakeries owner Phil Alessi looks at pictures of his family on the wall in his office, he is filled with inspiration and pride. ...more

May 3, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - When Alessi Bakeries owner Phil Alessi looks at pictures of his family on the wall in his office, he is filled with inspiration and pride. ...more

May 3, 2008

Try walking an aisle of the local supermarket without being overwhelmed by all the foods vying for your attention: ...more

January 11, 2008

Admit it. Everybody loves freebies. Head to the local supermarket or wholesale club. Shopping carts there aren't programmed to find the lady grilling meatballs. That's human nature driving the traffic. The samples provide just a little taste, but more important, they're free. That makes them irresistible to shoppers and the manufacturers desperate for new business. 'It's part of our job to sell a product, but it doesn't feel like it. People are always approaching you. You don't even need to try,' said Lucy Zuzuarregui, a 28-year-old who three months ago entered the world of demonstration marketing at places like a local Winn-Dixie supermarket. ...more

October 20, 2007