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2/18/2008 BEEF RECALL (BEEF SCARE UPDATE FROM 2/13/2008) The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday announced the largest meat recall in history. The department recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from the Southern California slaughterhouse, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., that provided meat to school lunch programs and fast-food chains after a video surfaced showing cattle being abused and mistreated. Two major fast-food chains, Jack-In-the-Box and In-N-Out, said they would not use beef from Westland/Hallmark. The recall affects beef products dating back to February 1, 2006.
After receiving unusual stem cell transplant, Coppell toddler comes ...
Caden Ledbetter, 2, (center) reunited with his 5-year-old twin brothers, Joshua and Zachary (left and right), after his return home Monday from Medical City Dallas Hospital. Caden spent nearly two months there in his fight against cancer and received his own stem cells for treatment. .
Deep Throat revealed
They're intended to provide readers with a quick glance at the facts of the story, but they also repeat information from the headlines. Is there a better way to use these elements? Rob McDonald's story about North Central science teacher Randy James would have been a perfect opportunity for video. We've recently equipped photographer Colin Mulvany with a video camera, and we're still learning how to take advantage of this resource. Here's a sample of his work on another story (requires high-speed connection). Speaking of Colin, what a great shot he got of Mt. Spokane High School's Angel Urann sliding into third base. The Web doesn't do justice - pick up the print edition and take a look. Coming up today: -Mayor West attended the annual leadership prayer breakfast this morning.
Business spotlight: Colonial Hardware
Jeff Allen, one of the new owners of Colonial Hardware, can tell you just what he liked so much about the South Knoxville store when he was a customer. It was the way owners Roy and Gerry Garnett went out of their way to help customers get what they needed. Like the way they would let Allen take a part or piece of hardware home to make sure it fit, then come back and pay for it. "Or, if I didn't know which one I needed, they'd put both on my ticket and let me bring back the one I didn't use," he said. So when he and his wife, Sooky Allen, bought the store in December, he knew that's the way things were going to have to stay. Colonial Hardware, on Chapman Highway behind Kay's Ice Cream store, has been a South Knoxville fixture since 1978, when the Garnetts opened it.
Victorian house as smart as it is spacious
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A traditional Victorian house in forested Vernon Township, N.J., holds a secret: It's really a technophile's dream. The 17-room dwelling is a SMART house. Computers control all the heating, cooling and electronics so all of it can be operated outside the home by a computer or through the telephone system. But before being so smart, the home was just a dream for homeowners Tom and Melissa Welch. With five kids, the Welches wanted something even bigger than their 3,800-square-foot house nearby, that would be kid-friendly with lots of bedrooms, bathrooms and cozy, inviting main rooms. They found the basic plans for the house 20 years ago in a magazine and kept them until they were able to buy a nearly two-acre lot eight years later and begin building.
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