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'I Want To Work Until 70, If I Could'

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

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(Corrects spelling of productivity expert's surname to Lonergan from Lonergen) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 31 (Re...

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The Best And Worst Supermarket Dill Pickles

Posted 05.18.2012

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Whether you eat them straight out of the jar or wedged in a sub sandwich (or better yet, in a grilled cheese sandwich), there's nothing like a dill pi...

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5 Bizarre Souvenirs I Brought Back From Vietnam

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.12.2012

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You can keep your fine art, your lacquerware, your hand-woven silk. When it comes to souvenirs, I want weird.

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Is This The New Location Of Trader Joe's In Denver?

Posted 05.08.2012

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Could the first Trader Joe's in Denver be opening on Colorado Boulevard? That's just what the Denver Business Journal first reported on Friday citing ...

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Location Of New Trader Joe's Clears Out, Makes Room

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Monrovia, Trader Joe's, Video, Whole Foods, 29th Street Mall, Grocery Stores, Boulder, Denver Around Town, Boulder-Twenty-Ninth-Street-Mall, Colorado Secretary of State, Denver News

The Boulder Applebee's restaurant at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall has officially closed this week making room for the new Trader Joe's grocery store t...

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The Reluctant Chef

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Meal-Presentation, Whole Foods, Fussy Eaters, Trader Joes, Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Dinner, Parenthood, Slidepollajax, Parents News

As a reluctant chef, I use numerous shortcuts to make the idea of preparing a family meal seem less intimidating. Here are a few of my favorites...

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The 10 Best Supermarket Chains In The Country

Posted 04.03.2012

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Fed up with high prices and bad service at your local supermarket? It's time to move to the Northeast, home of the country's top supermarket as jud...

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Where Are You Buying Your Groceries?

Phil Lempert | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Walmart, Trader Joe's, Schnuck's, Family Dollar, Fresh & Easy, Cvs, Aldi, 99 Cents Only, Walgreen's, Dollar Tree, Rite Aid, Dollar Chains, Supermarkets, Retail Trends, Drug Chains, Dollar General, Iga, Food News

Where do you shop and why?

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Taste Test: The Best Natural Peanut Butter

Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.24.2012

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"Natural" peanut butter is loosely defined as a product that does not contain partially hydrogenated oil, the trans fat-laden ingredient that makes cl...

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Pricey Restaurant Chain Pays 'Poverty Wages,' Worker Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Farm Workers, Trader Joe's, Dining Out, Chain Restaurants, Darden Group, Olive Garden, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, Red Lobster, Restaurant Opportunities Center United, La Palapa, Labor, Minimum Wage, Dining, Restaurants, McDonald's, Paid Sick Days, National Restaurant Association, Business News

WASHINGTON -- It's been a busy few months at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a scrappy non-profit that advocates for low-wage restaurant work...

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CONFIRMED

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, Whole Foods, Video, 29th Street Mall, Boulder, Grocery Stores, Denver Around Town, Colorado Secretary of State, Boulder Twenty-Ninth Street Mall, Denver News

Well, it's official -- on Tuesday afternoon Trader Joe's confirmed the rumors that the California-based grocery store chain would open its first Color...

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Trader Joe's Relents To Pressure, Signs Fair Food Agreement

HuffingtonPost.com | Carey Polis | Posted 02.12.2012

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Trader Joe's relented this week and signed a Fair Food Agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a community-based organization of main...

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If They Build It, They Will Come

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, Whole Foods, Video, 29th Street Mall, Boulder, Grocery Stores, Colorado Secretary of State, Boulder Twenty-Ninth Street Mall, Denver News

Word on the street is that California grocer Trader Joe's is coming to Colorado in April. The Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery chain filed documents...

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The Best Instant Oatmeal: Apple-Cinnamon Taste Test

Kitchen Daily | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Apples and Cinnamon, Cooking Taste Test, Instant Oatmeal, Trader Joe's, Video, Whole Foods, Taste Test, Oatmeal, Quaker Oats, KitchenDaily News

Instant oatmeal is the poor-man's oats -- it's a little heavy on the sugar and doesn't deliver the same health benefits that steel-cut oats do -- but ...

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What Does Jon Huntsman Buy At Trader Joe's?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who has been struggling to make inroads in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, likes to ...

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The Art Of Dumpster Diving

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.18.2012

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Its the holiday season, a time when people tend to eat a lot and waste even more. This video embraces the opposite. It is the not so un-common story of a family that dumpster dives.

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The Best And Worst Eggnog: Our Taste Test Results

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.06.2011

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Eggnog -- most people either love it or hate it. If you're an eggnog lover, December strolls down the dairy aisle can be tempting -- those quarts fill...

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A Dumpster Dinner: Is Thanksgiving The Most Wasteful Day Of The Year?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 11.24.2011

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NEW YORK -- Lynn U., a 58 year old mom of two, is bringing cornbread stuffing to her aunt's Thanksgiving celebration this year. What the aunt doesn't ...

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To Herman Cain: I Am the "Democrat Machine"

John Blumenthal | Posted 01.14.2012

The details of the scheme were contrived by me and two other grassroots activists including my wife (who bakes cookies for our local Democratic club fundraisers), and a guy named Tim who I met at Lenscrafters.

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Washington State Voters To Vote On Privatizing Liquor Sales

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.07.2012

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Washington State voters are being asked to consider privatizing the state's alcohol sales system during Tuesday's election. A year after a similar ...

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Which Hummus Is The Best? Surprising Taste Test Results

Kitchen Daily | Posted 11.20.2011

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There's never been such inner-office excitement as the day our editors decided to conduct a hummus taste test. We're big fans of the creamy, savory di...

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The Best-Tasting Greek Yogurt Is...

Kitchen Daily | Posted 05.15.2012

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Greek yogurt, also known as strained yogurt, yogurt cheese or labneh, has become increasingly popular of late. Several of us are fans of its creamines...

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The Best Canned Biscuits: No One Has To Know They're Not Homemade

Kitchen Daily | Posted 12.28.2011

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we're all for throwing an over-the-top holiday feast complete with a roast bird, lots of sides, and every ...

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Are Chipotle And Trader Joe's Really Selling Food With "Integrity?"

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Mirra Fine, Trader Joes, Tomato Land, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Chipotle, Perennial Plate, Daniel Klein, Tomatoes, Barry Estabroook, Slave Labor, Food News

Taco Bell has agreed to join the plight for farm workers, as have 9 other major corporations including McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, and Whole Foods. But guess who wont: Chipotle and Trader Joe's.

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Sustainable Slurping: Experts Name the Best-Tasting Eco-Soups

Avital Binshtock | Posted 12.20.2011

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The ultimate cold-weather food comes in varieties that'll get you warm without steaming up the planet. I asked soup experts to recommend their favorites.

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