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Entries for 'Joni Kamiya'
Monday, April 21, 2025 |
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Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:01 AM :: 747 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... We walked over to the offenders and called them over to talk and asked them to stop shooting their aerials over our home and shed. Thankfully, they obliged ....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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History Repeated Leads to Suffering
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:30 PM :: 911 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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... the age of pseudoscience ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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About that Medical Freedom
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:49 AM :: 844 Views :: Health Care
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... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025 |
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Greatness
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:23 AM :: 628 Views :: GMOs
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... Let’s take a look at the definition of greatness ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Fireworks: Culture and Traditions?
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:30 AM :: 1280 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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The Dire Cost of Disinformation
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:58 PM :: 2438 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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... the very first coconut rhinoceros beetle was detected here in Hawaii 11 years ago ....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Rise with Grace
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:55 PM :: 2701 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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... We can’t be shattered and split by opinions and savvy social media posts with catchy slogans but focused on working as one to build a better and more resilient community ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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I Caught COVID
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:53 PM :: 2813 Views :: COVID-19
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... 3 out of 5 of my household turned positive in a matter of a few days ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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Ignoring the Science for Ideologies
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:00 PM :: 2567 Views :: GMOs, COVID-19
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... Russian bots spread anti-vaccination messages across the social media ....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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Tunnel Vision
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:55 PM :: 5922 Views :: Agriculture, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living, GMOs
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... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
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The Cost of Disinformation
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:55 PM :: 4060 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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... Hearing after hearing, the least informed made so many false claims and none could ever be corroborated with data. Like a virus, that same disinformation was repeated over and over until it was believed as fact. Not one politician asked these testifiers for evidence ever. ...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021 |
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The Danger of Politics
By Joni Kamiya @ 7:01 PM :: 2289 Views :: COVID-19
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... Disinformation continues to flow all over the social media while the unvaccinated are filling hospital beds on ICUs ....
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Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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Poisoning of People
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:11 PM :: 5656 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, GMOs, COVID-19
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... I have to laugh because they mocked me as being sheep but, uh, they are the ones taking enough of a toxic substance made for sheep! ....
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
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The Breath of Life
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:38 AM :: 3017 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... There’s always some excuse as to why they have not taken the vaccine ....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Flirting with Disaster
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:35 PM :: 3880 Views :: GMOs, COVID-19
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... activists were determined to get their way ignoring all of the evidence while creating lots of fake “evidence” ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Vaccinated!
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:00 AM :: 4000 Views :: COVID-19
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... I was fortunate to get an appointment the very next day I called at my local Kaiser Clinic ....
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Monday, January 4, 2021 |
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2020: A Year in the Life of a Healthcare Worker
By Joni Kamiya @ 9:25 PM :: 3132 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... being at a facility with a positive worker sparked change for me ....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Pandemic Priorities
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:44 PM :: 4527 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....
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Friday, April 3, 2020 |
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Corona Virus: A Time to Return Hawaii to Science-Based Policy
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:28 AM :: 5068 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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...I recall so many antis marching in Waikiki with those precious N-95 masks and hazmat suits that are needed now....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Why Be Pro-GMO?
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:14 PM :: 3579 Views :: GMOs
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...I had to think about what was driving me to fight for GMO tech....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Mourning the Past Sacrifices the Future
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:17 AM :: 5423 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...It is pretty fun to belong to a cause and feel as if you’re making a difference....
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Saturday, September 14, 2019 |
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Vicious Rumors--Not the First Time
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:29 PM :: 8877 Views :: Agriculture, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, GMOs
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...to the politician who quietly supported us in word but did the opposite in action-- you’ve created this mess....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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Tattered Flags
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:38 PM :: 6763 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... It has been about 6 weeks since this debacle started ....
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Friday, July 19, 2019 |
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Setting Off Hysteria
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:30 PM :: 7174 Views :: Education K-12, Family, GMOs
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...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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School Bus Dangers
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:14 AM :: 6829 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture, GMOs
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...activists have scared parents into believing that they must fear pesticides but ignore other real safety hazards....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Knee Jerk Reactions
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:39 AM :: 6828 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...The activists could not get the results they wanted in a scientific study and instead went to the courtroom to make their case....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Why Farm?
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:36 PM :: 7063 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Wouldn’t be wonderful if a wealthy non-profit volunteered to pay for all the regulations they demand?....
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Monday, February 18, 2019 |
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Fear is not Sustainable
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:31 PM :: 6009 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Nomi Carmona of the Babes Against Biotech was not present at the State Capitol. Ashley Lukens of the Center for Food Safety was a no show. Walter Ritte wasn’t even there too....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Dirty Little Hands
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:06 PM :: 6753 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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A Smaller World
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:12 AM :: 7527 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...These feel-good ideas are placed upon farmers with no consideration of the consequences of its impacts....
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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Poor Farmer
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:40 PM :: 6128 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...If you do not farm, why should you dictate how farming should be done?....
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Sunday, September 9, 2018 |
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If Everyone Farmed
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:31 AM :: 4684 Views :: Agriculture
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...This weekend was spent planting the new fields....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
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Think Farmers are Lazy?
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:21 PM :: 4567 Views :: Agriculture
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...This weekend was the planting of the trees....
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Monday, July 23, 2018 |
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Intolerant Politicians: Green, LoPresti, Ing, Gabbard and More....
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:20 AM :: 10353 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, GMOs
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...now resorting to sending Babes Against Biotech activists to community events set up by his opponent....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Farm Fair 2018: Eating the GMO Papaya
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:05 PM :: 6038 Views :: Small Business, GMOs
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...A few minutes later, she came back and took a slice and ate it to the skin....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Backbone
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:41 PM :: 9972 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, GMOs
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...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 |
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Our Connection to the Stars
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:35 AM :: 6996 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...Hawaii will be set back for years with the loss of the Thirty Meter Telescope....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Just Shut Up: The Price of Pandering to Anti-Vaxxers
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:04 PM :: 7145 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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...the other night at 1AM, my 7 year old woke up moaning about not feeling well. She was running a 104 degree fever....
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Monday, March 12, 2018 |
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Narcissists
By Joni Kamiya @ 7:13 PM :: 6168 Views :: GMOs
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..."I only eat organic”....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Just Be Quiet
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:07 AM :: 6974 Views :: First Amendment, GMOs
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...When the anti-GMO activists started up on the social media back in 2013, something in me drove me into action....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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I Shill for No One!
By Joni Kamiya @ 7:52 PM :: 5864 Views :: GMOs
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...Rep Ing and Sen Green bash farmer online....
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 |
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The Curse of Abundance
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:44 AM :: 7437 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...We live in a world of plenty which is both good and bad....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
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A Passion for Papaya is Not Propaganda
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:55 PM :: 5637 Views :: GMOs
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Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as “propaganda” and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Food Evolution
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:12 AM :: 5679 Views :: GMOs
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...The first 15 minutes left me feeling infuriated beyond belief because the Hawaii anti-GMO movement was replayed....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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The Greatest Journey Didn’t Start with a Protest
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:54 PM :: 7565 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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If it were not for the brave souls who decided to collect information from the wind, stars, weather, and ocean currents, what we know as Native Hawaiians may have not arrived here in Hawaii....
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Thursday, June 1, 2017 |
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Rat Lungworm: The Cost of Unintended Consequences
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:55 PM :: 9627 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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As case number 15 of rat lungworm disease came to light last month, my blood boils a bit because of what has happened over the last several years....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Talking GMOs at the March for Science
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:07 PM :: 8994 Views :: Higher Education, GMOs
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...people would lean in close and whisper quietly if we were about GMOs....
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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Those Life Saving Facts
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:46 PM :: 10788 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Land Use, GMOs
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I asked why CFS and other groups like Shaka aren’t informing followers of rat lungworm disease....
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Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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The Real Poison in Paradise
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:45 AM :: 9092 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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The caller had reported that she had seen a farmworker taken off of the field via ambulance and quickly assumed he had been poisoned....
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Thursday, March 9, 2017 |
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HB790: Sue Farmers to Death
By Joni Kamiya @ 9:57 PM :: 8442 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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They tout it as a “common sense” measure but never disclose that there’s a penalty included in the bill that opens agricultural entities up to lawsuits....
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