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DIED. ORVILLE REDENBACHER, 88, popcorn potentate; in Coronado, California. His persona on TV spots made him an icon of, well, pure corn: the crisp bow tie, the Alfalfa-style hair, the good-natured geekiness. But beneath this hayseed hucksterism, Orville Redenbacher was the Luther Burbank of popcorn. The decades he devoted to the staple food of double features produced a gourmet hybrid that exploded to twice the size and twice the sales of its competitors...
...entirely sure what to make of this latest piece of American ingenuity. "It's so convenient," Raftery explains. "And now they have cole slaw too." But there are so many more mysteries to ponder at the A&P. Michiko Takai wants to know: "Which are most popular for children-alfalfa sprouts or onion sprouts?" "Alfalfa," Raftery replies after thinking it over...
...military-base closings and budget cutbacks, it might seem perverse for any community to shut off economic growth. But many Westerners just don't want the pace of their lives to change. Cynthia Hall, who lives outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, cherishes her daily walks in the alfalfa fields on the outskirts of town. Last February she heard that a developer was under contract to buy 150 acres in the area and was seeking to have it annexed to the city so it could be commercially developed. Hall, along with a dozen neighbors, formed the Anderson Field Alliance to block...
When asked how he feels about the California Avocado Sandwich, a guacamole, alfalfa sprout and cheddar cheese affair, Donald R. Franklin '98 responds, "Oh my God. I've had one at the Union, and I don't know what makes it from California as opposed to any other state." Franklin, who lives in San Diego, goes on to say, "Mexican Toppers--that's about the only thing they get right that's Mexican. I should know because I live right next to Mexico...
...festival." And, despite claims of ideological neutrality this year, Take Back the Night has offered for all comers a fortnight of feminist reeducation. (1992's keynote speaker and slideshow performer was National Endowment for the Arts poster-womyn Karen Finley, perhaps best known for adorning herself with chocolate and alfalfa sprouts, as well as "...yams ...candies...tinsel...