Banning Cell Phones, Travel Drops & Resolving Civil Rights

Banning Cell Phones, Travel Drops & Resolving Civil Rights

Banning Cell Phones, Travel Drops & Resolving Civil Rights plus Food Forethought. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

A new law being proposed in the Oregon House would put the kibosh on cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. It does not apply to drivers using a “hands free” device. If passed, Oregon would join Washington and California in restricting the use of cell phones. The ban would also extend to text messaging as well.

The number of people heading to Mexico has dropped dramatically since the outbreak of the swine flu. Tour groups are cancelling trips and a significant number of travelers are changing their reservations. Normally a change of itinerary warrants a hefty penalty but most airlines are waiving that.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack had to contend with a group of civil rights protestors yesterday outside the USDA offices and says they are doing their best to resolve those issues.

VILSACK: We’re reviewing all civil rights claims that were filed from 2000 on to make sure that they were handled properly. We’re going to do a complete review of our policies and procedures to make sure that we’re administering them as fairly and as reasonably and as balanced as we possibly can.

Now with today’s Food Forethought, here’s Lacy Gray.

Leave it to animal rights activists to use people’s fear of the swine flu as yet another way to promote their smear campaign against pork farmers. These zealots will stop at nothing to further their agenda. If that means spouting more falsehoods, their attitude is “so be it”. It is perfectly normal for the concerned public to ask questions regarding how swine flu is transmitted, “Can I get it from eating or handling pork products?” The problem comes when they listen to answers from somewhere other than a reliable health expert source. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention continues to state that the swine flu virus is not spread by food. You will not and cannot get it from eating pork products. Even the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, has stepped up to reiterate this fact in a statement on behalf of the Department of Agriculture. Sadly, animal rights activists will continue to fuel the flames of fear using the public’s lack of knowledge regarding the swine flu. Swine in this case is the contemptible vicious persons hiding behind animal rights.

Thanks Lacy. That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.

 

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