CLEVELAND – An exclusive 5 On Your Side investigation reveals millions of dollars worth of fresh fruits and vegetables are being thrown in the trash in school lunch rooms in Ohio and across the country.
The National School Nutrition Association blames new federal nutrition standards requiring students to take more fresh fruits and vegetables as well as increasing the amount of whole grains.
It’s operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and spends nearly $12 billion dollars a year and insists more students are eating fresh fruits and vegetables and the program is aimed at making students healthier.
The USDA points to a recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health to support its claim, but the same study also shows that 60 percent of fresh vegetables and 40 percent of fresh fruit are being thrown away. (more…)

It is procedurally impossible to be represented by legal counsel at a Grand Jury impaneled to judge your own criminal liability.   So it is factually evident Officer Darren Wilson gave testimony to the Grand Jury absent of the presence of legal counsel. 

If you follow the outline you’ll note Officer Wilson gave two statements and interviews with county investigators, one statement and interview with federal authorities, and following THOSE then sat down for a 4 hour Grand Jury inquiry.  It’s obvious the guy has nothing to hide.

Might as well begin calling this guy “Opie”.

ST. LOUIS • Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson testified for almost four hours Tuesday in front of a St. Louis County grand jury investigating the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday.
Wilson was not obligated to testify, and has also spoken with St. Louis County investigators twice and federal investigators once, the source said. The source said that Wilson had been “cooperative.”
Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch’s office, said Wednesday that he would not comment on which witness have testified.
Last month, McCulloch said that an existing grand jury would hear the case. He has said that he would present all the evidence and witnesses to the 12 members of the jury and leave the decision of whether to charge Wilson up to them. Magee told the Post-Dispatch Monday that prosecutors will help navigate legal issues.
He also said that he expected a decision by mid-October, and promised to seek the public release of all evidence. (more…)

The first public meeting of the Select Committee led by Trey Gowdy is scheduled for today.

Additional Live Stream Link HERE

The hearing is also scheduled to be broadcast on C-SPAN 3

The “Daily Caller” is reporting that CNN’s “Crossfire” is being put out of its misery. The revival of the iconic debate show suffering from low ratings and inconsistent airing has been on hiatus since mid-July and is now seeing its staff transferred to a different program.  (link)

Gee, who would have seen this coming ?

Information from Pookiesmommie – After a lot of help from Stormyeyesc & Vegasguy, I’m 100% sure we have found Dorian Johnson. (more…)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Just in case anyone was fuzzy on the alliances here, or the motivations of Turkey.  Qatar, under pressure from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Gulf Council to stop the terror support, exiled the first group of Muslim Brotherhood extremists.  Erdogan, Obama’s NATO BFF, lays down the red carpet welcome….

TURKEY– Turkey would welcome senior figures from Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after they were asked to leave Qatar under pressure from other Gulf Arab states, Turkish media quoted President Tayyip Erdogan as saying late on Monday.

A senior Brotherhood official based in London said on Saturday that Qatar had asked seven senior figures from the movement to leave the country after its neighbors pressed it to stop backing the Islamists.
Senior Brotherhood figures would be welcome to come to Turkey if they wished to do so, Turkish television stations quoted Erdogan as telling reporters on his plane back from an official visit to Qatar on Monday.
Qatar and Turkey were the only regional countries to back the Brotherhood after Egypt’s army toppled Islamist President Mohammad Mursi last year following mass protests against him. (more…)

The local news stations who aired the live-streams of the prior Ferguson City Council meeting did not do so today; perhaps because they were ashamed of the publicity upon the city. In addition the live-stream from the actual city feed itself was conspicuously inoperable. Subsequently the only visibility into the event itself was from people using twitter and recording the events inside the chamber. Here’s a sample:
“If Darren Wilson Get Off Y’all Better Bring Every Army Y’all Got, Cause It’s Going Down”

"If Darren Wilson get off y'all better bring every army y'all got. Cause it's going down." pic.twitter.com/pexFCCawbZ

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) September 16, 2014

Numerous residents expressed the same or similar sentiment. Each resident taking turns attacking the City Council for allowing the due process within the Law and Order system.
Then came the face of the Ferguson residents, Anthony Shahid:

RT @kodacohen: Anthony Shahid confronts @SteveStenger during STL County Council meeting. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/qtL2zY8qYK

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) September 17, 2014

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More stories of outrageous, control freak eco-weenies.