On Monday, 1/22/07, Co-op board member and volunteer Denise VanDeCruze talked on the radio about the Co-op on the Richard Brown Show on WCOM Carrboro, 103.5 FM - *What co-ops can teach us about community*. If you missed it, you can listen to it online here: "http://www.richardbrownshow.com/show84.mp3":www.richardbrownshow.com/show84.mp3.

Richard talked with Denise about...

In this "Newsletter":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070214.html

* Exciting Developments - Participate in Shaping the Co-op! - Sven Rinke
* Progress Report on Proposal #3 - Denise VanDeCruze
* Empowering Community, Building Bridges, and Compassionate Social Change - A personal message from Sarah Bish
* SAF Solidarity Day: February 20th
* Teacher Training course with Krishna Kaur and YOGA for Youth
* Movie @ the Coop The Ground Truth

In this "Newsletter":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070207.html:

* Co-op update
* Movie @ the Co-op: Independent America
* Return of the Buying Club
* Co-op Savings - Of Sales, Price Comparisons & Specials
* What Shall We Do About Global Heating?...Gadfly by Mort Malkin

Co-op board member Denise VanDeCruze was on the January 22, 2007 "Richard Brown Show":http://www.richardbrownshow.com on "WCOM Carrboro, 103.5 FM":http://www.communityradio.coop - *What co-ops can teach us about community*

Listen online "here: http://www.richardbrownshow.com/show84.mp3":http://www.richardbrownshow.com/show84.mp3

Richard talked with Denise VanDeCruze about her experience with...

"IN THIS NEWSLETTER:":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html

* "CO-OP UPDATE: Of New Year's Resolutions, Co-op Community Potlucks, and More...":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#WEEKLY_CO-OP_UPDATE:
* "SPECIALS: Weekly Produce Specials":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#SPECIALS:_WEEKLY_PRODUCE_SPECIALS
* "MLK EVENT @ THE CO-OP: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#Traction_presents:
* "MOVIE @ THE CO-OP: The Greening of Cuba":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#MOVIE__THE_CO-OP
* "EVENTS: Upcoming Meetings and Gatherings":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#EVENTS_MEETINGS_AND_GATHERINGS
* "CSC: Fresh Produce on your Doorstep":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#CSC:_FRESH_PRODUCE_ON_YOUR_DOORSTEP
* "NOW FOODS: January Specials":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#NOW_FOODS_JANUARY_SPECIALS
* "FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: Biodynamic Food and Farming":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070111.html#Biodynamic_Food__Farming

"IN THIS ISSUE:":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html

* "NEXT Movie @ the Co-op: OUTFOXED: Robert Murdoch's War on Journalism":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#NEXT_MOVIE__THE_CO-OP
* "SPECIALS: Weekly Produce Specials":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#SPECIALS:_WEEKLY_PRODUCE_SPECIALS
* "CO-OP UPDATE: 2007 - What needs to be done...":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#WEEKLY_CO-OP_UPDATE:
* "EVENTS: Upcoming Meetings and Gatherings":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#EVENTS_MEETINGS_AND_GATHERINGS
* "CSC: Fresh Produce on your Doorstep":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#CSC:_FRESH_PRODUCE_ON_YOUR_DOORSTEP
* "CO-OP TALK: 35 Years PIFC, Part II - More History, Finances and the Future of the Co-op":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#35_Years_PIFC_Part_II
* "STORY: What We Need to Know About the Corporate Takeover of the 'Organic' Food Market":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#What_We_Need_to_Know_About_the_Corporate
* "FROM THE NEWS: Affordable Locally Grown Food?":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#Affordable_Locally_Grown_Food
* "BREAKING THE CHAINS: Buy Local, Organic, Fair Made!":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061220.html#Breaking_the_Chains:_Buy_Local_Organic

"IN THIS ISSUE":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html

* "THIS WEEK: Movie @ the Co-op: The Future of Food":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#THIS_WEEK:_MOVIE__THE_CO-OP
* "SPECIALS: Weekly Produce Specials":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#SPECIALS:_WEEKLY_PRODUCE_SPECIALS
* "CO-OP UPDATE: Of Old Coolers, Events and Planning for 2007":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#WEEKLY_CO-OP_UPDATE:
* "EVENTS: Upcoming Meetings and Gatherings":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#EVENTS_MEETINGS_AND_GATHERINGS
* "CSC: Fresh Produce on your Doorstep":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#CSC:_FRESH_PRODUCE_ON_YOUR_DOORSTEP
* "CO-OP TALK: 35 Years PIFC - Of History, Finances and the Future":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#35_Years_PIFC
* "FROM THE NEWS: Choose Wisely in the Organic Aisle":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#Choose_Wisely_in_the_Organic_Food_Aisle
* "MORT'S CORNER: Poem by Mort Malkin":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#Morts_Corner:_Poem_by_Mort_Malkin
* "ORGANIC BYTES: Health, Justice and Sustainability News Tidbits with an Edge!":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061213.html#ORGANIC_BYTES:_Health_Justice_and

*Words: Plain Talk or Spin?*

In 1948 George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty Four. It was a prescient novel, now properly classified as non-fiction. The book describes a nation in which: the Ministry of Truth, in newspeak, was Minitrue; the Ministry of Love maintained law and order under the name Miniluv; everlasting war with the enemy of the moment was the business of Minipax, and Miniplenty maintained the privileged class. "Reality control" and "doublethink" were everyday government actions. "War is Peace" and "Ignorance Is Strength" were two of the main slogans of the Party of Big Brother.

In 2006, George W Bush,...

"IN THIS ISSUE":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html

* "NEXT WEEK: Movie @ the Co-op: The Future of Food":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#NEXT_WEEK:_MOVIE__THE_CO-OP
* "SPECIALS: Weekly Produce Specials":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#SPECIALS:_WEEKLY_PRODUCE_SPECIALS
* "CO-OP UPDATE: Of Exciting Arrivals and Departures in 2007, Community News and Volunteer Opportunities":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#WEEKLY_CO-OP_UPDATE:
* "EVENTS: Upcoming Meetings and Gatherings":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#EVENTS_MEETINGS_AND_GATHERINGS
* "CSC: Fresh Produce on your Doorstep":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#CSC:_FRESH_PRODUCE_ON_YOUR_DOORSTEP
* "FROM THE NEWS: Green Opportunities":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#From_the_News:_Green_Opportunities
* "BLOGSPOT: The Future of Food":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#The_Future_of_Food
* "MORT'S CORNER: Gadfly: Loyalty -- Unrequired at the White House":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20061206.html#Morts_Corner:_Gadfly_by_Mart_Malkin

"*Buy into the gifts that keep on giving ... to Durham* by Frank Hyman in The Durham News":http://www.thedurhamnews.com/109/story/16679.html

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Just as someone who voted for Bush twice may be experiencing buyer's remorse, you might well ask yourself: "Am I getting the right thing for my family, but buying it in the wrong place for my hometown?"...