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(RAEFORD) – The pre-K teacher involved in the “chicken nuggets” incident in Hoke County changed her version of what happened after undergoing three separate interrogations. Margaret Maynor was brought to tears in the third session. She submitted her resignation soon after. In a highly unusual move, the Hoke County School System released documents from the teacher’s personnel file purportedly showing why the pre-K instructor resigned. Previous articles reported some students with homemade lunches were given trays of school food because their bag lunches didn’t meet federal nutrition standards. One girl didn’t touch her homemade lunch and just ate three school...

Warehouse staff at brewing giant Carlsberg have staged a second day of walkouts in protest at a company decision to limit beer drinking at work to lunch breaks. The strike in Denmark follows a move last week to change the rules for on-site drinking, the world's fourth-largest brewer said. Carlsberg spokesman Jens Bekke told Sky News: "We think times have changed and we need an alcohol policy that is accepted by society - 93% of Danish companies have an alcohol policy. "There has been free beer, water and soft drinks everywhere. (On Wednesday), beers were removed from all refrigerators. The...

Magazine Toasts Unabashed Alcoholism Sat Jan 1, 7:55 AM ET Top Stories - Los Angeles Times By David Kelly Times Staff Writer DENVER — Every hour is happy hour at Modern Drunkard magazine. It's barely 3 p.m., and Frank Kelly Rich, who edits the bimonthly homage to getting soused, is draining his gin and tonic and eyeing a whiskey bottle on the top shelf. Moments later, he's drinking that as well. A huge bar dominates the office, the fridge is stocked with beer and the handful of employees is invited to drink. Smoking is OK too. As the booze flows,...