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Production of the Impossible Burger avoids most of the consumptive processes of beef production, which is notorious for using prodigious quantities of water and energy ... —don miller
Green angle missed Re “Across enemy lines” (Chow, by Jason Cassidy, Sept. 5): I appreciate the attention given to Burger King’s new Impossible Whopper, as part of a review of recent arrivals on the local fast-food scene, but it seems the article is missing an important point. The great value of products like the Impossible Whopper is offering alternatives to consumers who crave fast food such as burgers, but without the undesired impacts of raising animals for food. The reviewer admits the “beef” patty tastes fine on its own, much like a real fastfood burger. But the comparison truly stops there. Production of the Impossible Burger avoids most of the consumptive processes of beef production, which is notorious for using prodigious quantities of water and energy, not to mention the release of heat-trapping greenhouse gases responsible for a major portion of humancaused climate change. As I understand it, the mission of the developer of the Impossible Burger (Impossible Foods) was to offer a sustainable and humane alternative to meat for the average consumer. The Popeyes’ chicken sandwich does not provide that alternative.
down on the Bahamas and the eastern shore of the United States, Donald Trump did not fiddle; instead, he golfed. Displaying his own brand of ineffectual leadership, he helicoptered between his luxury golf resorts in New Jersey and Virginia, with cameo stopovers at Camp David. Meanwhile, tens of thousands lost their life’s identity and were left homeless and destitute, and the death toll in the Bahamas is rising. There are people who say those that tear down Trump hate America. Not so. We hate what he is doing to America: diminishing its status in the world; destroying policies that protect our environment; showing disregard for people who don’t fit the mold of what his tiny brain believes are true Americans. Trump cares not for the wellbeing of America, but only for the power it has given him, and how he can use it to enrich his family’s fortune. Roger S. Beadle Chico
More on POTUS It is time for us to properly address the current U.S. president in a more personal, meaningful way. Using the personal pronoun “he.” Let’s use this as follows: President Therump—thus the pronoun in his name. Lee Edwards Cherokee
Don Miller Chico
The Donald golfs In July of 64 A.D., a great fire ravaged Rome for six days, destroying 70 percent of the city and leaving half its population homeless. History recounts Nero fiddling while Rome burned; the actions of an ineffectual leader in a time of crisis. As Hurricane Dorian bore 6
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