Ground Level Ozone/ Thanksgiving/ Turkey

Missoulian: Obama administration sets stricter smog standard
EPA Proposes Smog Standards to Safeguard Americans from Air Pollution
“Based on extensive recent scientific evidence about the harmful effects of ground-level ozone, or smog, EPA is proposing to strengthen air quality standards to within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb) to better protect Americans’ health and the environment, while taking comment on a level as low as 60 ppb. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to review the standards every five years by following a set of open, transparent steps and considering the advice of a panel of independent experts. EPA last updated these standards in 2008, setting them at 75 ppb.”

Ground Level Ozone

Proposed Rule (PDF) (626pp, 3MB)

Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF) (575pp, 13MB)

How to Submit Comments

Image from National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 200138

Holiday Travel

Know Before You Go!
 “The Montana Department of Transportation is making it easier to be prepared for holiday travel and winter roads with a mobile application that provides road conditions, weather, incidents, and highway closures. The app works on Androids and smart phones. It can be downloaded at Go Mobile - Travel Info or downloaded for free from the app store.”
Traveler Information

Thanksgiving History

Congress Establishes Thanksgiving
“On September 28, 1789, just before leaving for recess, the first Federal Congress passed a resolution asking that the President of the United States recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. A few days later, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin" - the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated under the new Constitution.”

Turkey

America’s Next Top Turkey: Vote for the 2014 National Thanksgiving Turkey
“On Wednesday, November 26th, President Obama will announce the National Thanksgiving Turkey and, once again, we’re inviting the American people to decide which bird takes the title.”

Turkey Roasting Chart

Let's Talk Turkey—A Consumer Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey
It's Turkey Time: Safely Prepare Your Holiday Meal

Herb-Roasted Turkey

Calorie Counts on Menues/ Ferguson/ Health Care Costs

Missoulian: New FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus
How Many Calories? Look at the Menu!
“FDA has issued two final rules requiring that calories be listed on certain menus in chain restaurants and other places selling restaurant-type food and on certain vending machines.”

Missoulian: Ferguson businesses torched in overnight protests
Attorney General Holder Statement on the Conclusion of the Grand Jury Proceeding in the Shooting of Michael Brown
“While the grand jury proceeding in St. Louis County has concluded, the Justice Department’s investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown remains ongoing.  Though we have shared information with local prosecutors during the course of our investigation, the federal inquiry has been independent of the local one from the start, and remains so now.  Even at this mature stage of the investigation, we have avoided prejudging any of the evidence.  And although federal civil rights law imposes a high legal bar in these types of cases, we have resisted forming premature conclusions.”

Missoulian: Facing health law hikes, consumers mull options

HealthCare.gov

Hagel/ Thanksgiving

Missoulian: Under pressure, Hagel steps as Pentagon chief
Hagel: ‘I Did Not Make This Decision Lightly’
President Announces Hagel’s Resignation as Defense Secretary

Thanksgiving in camp sketched Thursday 28th 1861. Alfred Rudolph, 1828-1891, artist

Civil War: Thanksgiving Foods
“George Washington had signed a Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789 recommending November 26th of that year be a “day of public thanksgiving and prayer.”  (The Library of Congress has a copy of this proclamation).  At the time of the Civil War, some states did celebrate Thanksgiving on a day decided by the governor—usually in October or November after the crops had been harvested and the bounty preserved.  From 1837-1877, Sarah Buell Hale, editor of  the country’s most popular magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book, promoted Thanksgiving through the pages of her magazine.  She printed recipes for creating the perfect dinner of turkey, oysters, potatoes, macaroni, chicken pot pie, cranberries, and pie.  She also lobbied every president from Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving as a national holiday.  On October 3, 1863, in the midst of the war, President Lincoln issued a Proclamation of Thanksgiving, setting aside the last Thursday in November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.””