CONNECTICUT OPERATORS GET FOG REPRIEVE
Deadline extensions and other breaks are among mods to the originally proposed law....[full story]

ORANGE COUNTY SPRING ROLLS NOT TOO HOT, NOT TOO COLD, BUT EXPENSIVE
You don't have to be Goldilocks to get spring rolls at the right temps. You just need a federal grant....[full story]

N.J. AG DEPARTMENT BEATS LEGISLATORS TO PUNCH ON
JUNK FOOD BAN
In fast-paced East Coast politics, you snooze, you lose....[full story]

GEORGIA RESTAURANTS GET CHOICE: SMOKING OR KIDS
Faced with the toughest decision of his life, Earl shrugged....[full story]

N.M. TELLS COMMITTEE "YOU RULE" ON SCHOOL FOOD
New Mexico legislators had no rules about school nutrition. They're on it now....[full story]

SPECIAL REPORT:
PUBLISHER'S REVISED 2005 E&S MARKET GROWTH AND
FIRST GUESS FOR 2006
Strong equipment action is pushing up this year's overall E&S forecast numbers; next year shapes up nicely, too....[full story]

STAINLESS STEEL, OTHER COMMODITIES PRICES MAY BE PEAKING
Not much is going down in price, but increases are slowing....[full story]

BLUE CHIP MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS PLOT STEADY 2005 AND 2006 GROWTH
All the macro beacons indicate steady ahead....[full story]

PG&E OFFERS COLD CASH TO HOT CUSTOMERS
Conserve once, save twice on summer electric bills.... [full story]

RESTROOM PATRONS ASK: "WHERE'S THE FLUSH?"
Yes, new waterless urinals can save you thousands. Don't laugh....
[full story]

HOOSIER OPERATOR SMOKING OVER COUNTY BAN
Do we smell a rebellion coming? Or is it just smoke?....[full story]

PERMITS? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING PERMITS!
In Suffolk County, N.Y., about half the operators have been open without permits. It's okay. Nobody cares.... [full story]

CFESA TO HOLD REGIONAL MEETINGS IN BUFFALO
The Commercial Food Equipment Service Association will hold a regional meeting Nov. 3-5 in Buffalo, N.Y.... [full story]