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Johann Sebastian Bach, Woody Guthrie and Led Zeppelin walk into a Mexican restaurant in Chicago. If you know a joke that starts like that, save it for later. This is about a new CD, and there’s no punch line. Except that it’s dang good.

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As many Great Plains and Midwest communities continue down the slippery slope of depopulation, they grasp for any kind of development. That’s why industrial livestock operations and corn ethanol plants are so popular these days.Yet some of these communities already have a resource that could help stop the out-migration hemorrhaging and even give them a much-needed transfusion: immigrants.

The Denver Post – In the Midwest, bring on the immigrants

Tags: depopulation, midwest, greatplains

DES MOINES, Iowa—More than two dozen rightists picketed the July 20 Militant Labor Forum here, carrying signs saying “Deport Illegal Aliens” and “We Are Americans.” The forum, titled “Stop the raids! Legalize all immigrants now!,” was organized to protest the recent migra arrests of workers at the Swift plant in nearby Marshalltown.

The Militant – August 20, 2007 — Rightists picket Iowa Militant Labor Forum

On July 11, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported to CDC two suspected cases of foodborne botulism in a married couple. The couple had onset of symptoms on July 7. Like the Texas children, the Indiana patients initially were evaluated at two different hospitals, where multiple diagnoses were considered. On July 9, after both were admitted to the same hospital, botulism was identified as the etiology of the shared symptoms. The man and woman were hospitalized with cranial nerve palsies and symmetric, descending paralysis typical of botulism and were placed on mechanical ventilation.

Botulism Associated with Commercially Canned Chili Sauce — Texas and Indiana, July 2007

Tags: botulism, canned, chili

So how do we effect change? Already, some corporations are using their economic muscle. Last week, two German television networks ended their Tour de France coverage in the wake of the latest doping scandals. Nike delayed the launch of Vick’s new shoe line, and Adidas stopped selling his jerseys.Those of us with more limited influence can get back in touch with the soul of sports by taking a kid to the batting cages or the tennis courts. Offer to help with a youth coaching program. Watch “Pride of the Yankees” or “Hoosiers” or “Rudy.” Read about Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson or Roberto Clemente.Those activities emphasize one of sports’ most important messages: Never give up. Especially not now, when our games are depending on us.

Rachel Blount: Sports’ dog days have arrived – with vengeance