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Kristen Leigh Painter

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How consumers are transforming Minnesota's food companies and economy

How consumers are transforming Minnesota's food companies and economy

Millions of consumers around the world are making similar choices — to buy and eat food that is more pure and…

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Skyrocketing sales of grass-fed meat are forcing the industry to change

Skyrocketing sales of grass-fed meat are forcing the industry to change

Americans consume billions of pounds of meat each year, but the industrial approach to producing it faces ris…

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More shoppers are demanding ethical treatment of farm animals

More shoppers are demanding ethical treatment of farm animals

Animal welfare has become a highly visible issue as consumers pay increasing attention to how food is produce…

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A better French fry, but will consumers buy it?

A better French fry, but will consumers buy it?

Fear of GMOs is perhaps the clearest indicator of the skepticism that consumers have about the role science c…

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Younger Colorado voters are united by faith, but divided by politics

Younger Colorado voters are united by faith, but divided by politics

For a rising tide of the righteous young, faith is more about doing right than being right, including being p…

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Newtown's Blue Colony Diner provides comfort and rest from tragedy

Newtown's Blue Colony Diner provides comfort and rest from tragedy

By Kristen Leigh Painter, Special to the New Haven Register Posted: 12/22/2012 12:21:17 PM MST Updated: 12/22…

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Cyber threats cause government, businesses to open up communication

Cyber threats cause government, businesses to open up communication

In a nondescript industrial park, on a dead-end road, tucked in an obscure corner of Denver, a group of "ethi…

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1,000 attend funeral of AJ Boik, killed in Aurora theater shootings

1,000 attend funeral of AJ Boik, killed in Aurora theater shootings

By Kristen Leigh Painter The Denver Post Posted: 07/27/2012 07:03:56 PM MDT Updated: 07/28/2012 12:48:46 AM M…

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