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Youthful voice: “Organic versus non-organic”

August 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Since 1939, farmers across the world have been using pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides to protect their crops, increase their yield each year, and turn a profit. These pesticides are used on different kinds of plants, fruits, and vegetables. But within the last decade, an organic craze has swept the developed world. The question is: Is growing food organically better for the environment than growing food with pesticides? …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brian Huynh, DDT, Food, Nobel Peace, Norman Borlaug, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Muller, SYLP, Summer Youth Leadership Program, USDA, United States, Youth issue

The top 5 stories you’ve heard way too much about and 5 stories that went under the radar

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fame, fortune, and scandal were the driving forces behind the endless news coverage of Jackson. Readership of Jackson news shot up when a Los Angeles coroner ruled the singer’s death a homicide after lethal levels of the anesthetic propofol, combined with two other sedatives, were found in his system.

Filed Under: Features, Features, Food, Health Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Billie Jean, Cargill Meat Solutions, China, Chinese President Hu Jintao, GAO, GOP, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Los Angeles, Michael Jackson, Michael Moss, Moscow, Nobel Peace Prize, Norman Borlaug, Pakistan, Stephanie Smith, Tiger Woods, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

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