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Former NP editor-in-chief Barbara Young
NP's 125th Anniversary: Guest Column

Looking back ... with Barbara Young

Barbara Young
October 11, 2016
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When Andy recruited me to relive my tenure as a journalist covering the meat industry for a special issue commemorating The National Provisioner’s 125th anniversary, I knew squeezing an abundance of memories, experiences, joys and sorrows into a few hundred words of copy would be challenging.


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Temple Grandin: A meat-industry superstar

Barbara Young
September 21, 2010
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Although I am not given to hero worship, I make an exception concerning Temple Grandin, who refused to let the world grind her up with its disdain
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Too bad irreverence is no crime

Barbara Young
August 31, 2010
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OK, it’s true that humor is more than entertainment - it can sometimes take the edge off tense situations. I’d like to think that I am blessed
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Follow up: Penalize the real culprits, not BP innocents

Barbara Young
July 30, 2010
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I very much appreciate feedback from those of you who read my blog commentaries. I was especially moved by J.E.B.’s reaction to my comments concerning BP (“Don’t punish BP franchisees, posted July 7, 2010).
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Don't punish BP franchisees

Barbara Young
July 7, 2010
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The unsolicited e-mails coming my way urging me to boycott BP gas stations are troubling. The matter came home to roost over the July 4th weekend when a friend shared his encounter at a BP station.
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I had a dream

Barbara Young
April 22, 2010
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Have you ever had a dream that was so good and seemed so real that, when you woke up, you tried to go back to sleep in hopes of recapturing it or at least picking up where you left off?
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Free food: Methodology not madness

Barbara Young
April 1, 2010
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As a pre-pubescent young girl, my aunt put me on a train in Brooklyn, NY, for my visit to another relative and admonished me “not to take any wooden nickels.” I had no clue what she meant.
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The beater I once knew and loved and other automobile musings

Barbara Young
March 3, 2010
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I like classic cars – especially the 1949 Ford because it was the first car I drove all by myself. I had no idea how important this car was to the American economy.
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Value-added solutions

Barbara Young
September 8, 2009
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If KFC can flavor a chicken product to replicate the taste of beef, what’s next? The short answer is, marketing warfare. At issue is the ingredient profile for Kentucky Grilled
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2010 Hamburger Hall of Fame

Barbara Young
August 31, 2009
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Editor’s note: This report marks the annual recognition of hamburgers and the induction of the 2010 class of The National Provisioner Hamburger Hall of Fame. New members include Lopez Foods
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