Former Buffalo Mayor Griffin ‘Cause of Death’ Released (WKBW-TV Buffalo) When Buffalo's longest serving Mayor Jimmy Griffin died in May of this year, little detail was released about his cause of death and health condition. It was only known that Griffin died peacefully with his family at his side at Father Baker Manor in Orchard Park. [News Source]

(No heading) (The Hendersonville Times-News) Rosman High SchoolLisa Gillespie, Rosman High School business teacher, has received a Bright Ideas Grant from Haywood Electric Company. It will cover the costs for a project called "Books of Hope" that Gillespie learned about from a West Region Educational Service Alliance conference on "Global Awareness" last... [News Source]

Toxic food scare lingers. The discovery of toxic levels of melamine in several Chinese food products is a matter of concern for consumers all across the globe. The ordeal has widespread impacts as millions consume the products. [News Source]

Consumer Reports Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Want the FDA to Inspect Domestic and Foreign Food Supply Once a Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) Overwhelming Majority of Consumers Want Country of Origin Labeling Loopholes Closed and Labels on Food from Cloned and Genetically Engineered Animals [News Source]

Griffin died from rare neurological disease (The Buffalo News) Mayor James D. Griffin died of sporadic Creutzsfeldt-Jakob disease, his family and doctors announced this afternoon. [News Source]

Report: Corpus Christi man did not die from “Mad Cow” disease (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) State officials release results Wednesday [News Source]

Toxic food scare lingers. The discovery of toxic levels of melamine in several Chinese food products is a matter of concern for consumers all across the globe. The ordeal has widespread impacts as millions consume the products. [News Source]

US urges Taiwan to fully open its beef market (EARTHtimes.org) Taipei - A top US envoy in Taiwan Wednesday urged the island to fully allow imports of US beef products if the two sides are to further increase their trade relationship. Resuming imports of all US beef and beef products would further invigorate thi... [News Source]

US urges Taiwan to fully open its beef market (EARTHtimes.org) Taipei - A top US envoy in Taiwan Wednesday urged the island to fully allow imports of US beef products if the two sides are to further increase their trade relationship. Resuming imports of all US beef and beef products would further invigorate thi... [News Source]

Rockland AM Report (The Journal News) - Today: Right lane Rockland-bound closed from milepost 13.1 to 16.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. [News Source]