Joel Stonington

U.S. blueberry farm faces child labor charges

Wal-Mart, Kroger and Meijer have suspended business with at least one of the farms; a large blueberry grower in southwestern Michigan, after authorities found children as young as 5 working in their fields reports ABC News. The...

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Bet you thought this was over with for decades

"What it really comes down to is small fingers picking the smaller fruits and vegetables," said Joel Stonington, a recent graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In Michigan, a legal aid attorney who...

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ABC News: Children of the Blueberry Fields

Children as Young as 5 and 6 Working in the Fields of Large Blueberry Grower; Walmart Severs Ties, Feds Levy Fines By AVNI PATEL, ANGELA M. HILL, ASA ESLOCKER and BRIAN ROSS Brian Ross Investigative Unit Walmart and the Kroger...

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H1N1 Vaccine Gestapo

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/health/28flu.html?_r=2&ref=us NY Times The top public health official in Los Angeles County stood at a swine flu vaccination site in Compton, Calif., on Tuesday and gently told elderly...

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On mountain biking and wilderness

Dear Editor: On Sunday, Aug. 17, 2009, I mountain biked the Hay Park area, located north and northeast of Mount Sopris. The purpose of my day was twofold: to enjoy my day off and mountain bike a great local trail, and also...

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Another Human Rights Activist Dead in Russia

Andrei Kulagin Buried Days After the Killing of Natalya Estemirova By ALEXANDER MARQUARDT and JOEL STONINGTON Just days after the kidnapping and murder of prominent human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, another civil rights...

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