Word: humus
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...perzines. Nancy's, edited by Ohio librarian Nancy Bonnell-Kangas, broke the "band barrier" in the mid-'80s to become one of the earliest perzines to address nonmusic issues. Now in its 10th year, its current offering is called "The Ground Issue" and includes articles on the richness of humus, the sweetness of yams and the delights of beet salad...
...Every day on the Freshman Union's salad bar, there are 120 pounds of salad greens, 60 pounds of the daily salad, 110 pounds of tomatoes, 50 pounds of cucumbers, 35 pounds of humus, 25 pounds of shredded cheese, 25 pounds of carrot sticks, 20 pounds of celery sticks, 14 pounds of chopped eggs, 12 pounds of tofu and seven pounds of spinach...
...neither youth nor rebellion can be sustained forever, the only fertile soil for revolution is oppression, and after the 30 permissive years of the rock 'n' roll era, the soil has been leached of grounds for uprising; only lame and stunted weeds can sprout in the once-rich humus...
...words seemed calculated to provoke an uproar. Elderly people who are terminally ill "have a duty to die," declared Colorado Governor Richard Lamm, 48, at a meeting of the Colorado Health Lawyers Association last week in Denver. "Like leaves which fall off a tree forming the humus in which other plants can grow, we've got a duty to die and get out of the way with all of our machines and artificial hearts, so that our kids can build a reasonable life...