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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Which Grocery Stores are Open on Christmas Day?

Did you forget an ingredient for your holiday meal? Check our guide before you head to the store.

  Its three o’clock on Christmas Day - the ham is cooking, potatoes boiling, cookies baking and the rolls are…OH, NO, YOU FORGOT THE ROLLS! Before you send your significant other to the store, check out our handy guide to which grocery stores are open and until what time. Giant Food  Christmas Eve: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. and Christmas Day: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Safeway Most stores are open Christmas Eve –from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Christmas Day from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check your local store’s hours here. Trader Joe’s Christmas Eve: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and closed Christmas Day. Harris Teeter Christmas Eve – Open until 7 p.m., Christmas Day, closed Food Lion Christmas Eve: Open from 7 a.m.–6 p.m. and closed Christmas Day. MOM’s Organic Market Christmas Eve: 9 a.m…

Monday, April 9, 2012

Maryland Could Become First State to Ban Arsenic-Laced Chicken

Delegate Tom Hucker of Silver Spring (D-District 20) sponsored the legislation in the House.

  Gov. O'Malley is expected to sign a bill that could ban the use of arsenic additives in Maryland that are widely used in the chicken industry. The prohibition, which had already passed the Maryland Senate (32-14), passed the House floor 101-31 on Saturday. In a recent study by the University of Maryland, it found that the waste from chickens treated with arsenic often finds its way into the fertilizer used in agricultural fields and eventually into runoff into streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland's leaders are taking action against arsenic and protecting the environment, said Delegate Tom Hucker, (D-District 20), the House sponsor of the legislation. “This is a huge win for the environment and Maryland families. Maryland …

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