Stories from Saturday, April 22, 2006

Retired boxer George Foreman has been telling us to "Knock Out the Fat" for years, while trying to sell us his electric grill. According to a poll by the All Recipes Web site, this was the year many of us began to listen. According to the poll, 24 percent listed cutting back on trans fats as the biggest trend of 2005, with eating fresh, locally grown foods and the increasing availability of organic foods combining for 31 percent...

In the April 24, 2006, issue of Time magazine, it is reported that 62 percent of college Republicans believe that religion is losing its influence on American life and 87 percent of this number say the apparent decline is a "bad thing." "On the other hand, 54 percent of college Democrats believe that religion's influence on American life is increasing and two-thirds of this group think the perceived growing sway of faith is a "bad thing."...