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Illinois quick hits: Food additives ban passes Senate; legislator seeks to criminalize blocking roads
Food additives ban passes Senate The Illinois Senate has passed a measure that would supersede the federal government when it comes to banning food additives. The legislation would ban several additives, including brominated vegetable oil and red dye number 3. California recently passed a similar ban, but if enacted, Illinois would have one of the strictest food bans in the country. The National Confectioners Association has gone on record saying that states...
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From Pomona to Oakland, how a skater mapped California block by block from his board
José Vadi’s “Chipped: Writing From a Skateboarder’s Lens” is, literally, a collection of essays. But it’s also a map of Vadi’s personal California. From Pomona, where he was raised, to the Bay Area, where he lived until recently, “Chipped” charts the state’s urban spaces as seen from the back of a board, a network of routes traced block by block by block. Vadi’s vision of the neighborhoods is granular. “Off I went down Broadway and towards the bike lanes connecting Rockridge with neighboring...
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Vail Pass, Loveland Pass closed Tuesday morning for safety concerns
Wet snow piled up in Summit County Tuesday, April 16, prompting road closures across the area. U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed in both directions as of 7:30 a.m., forcing more traffic through