McDonald's Happy Meals

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September 6, 2011
One Book, One Denver goes to the dogs -- but why not take a bite of a Colorado book?
When I equated the One Book, One Denver program with a McDonald's Happy Meal -- people-pleasing and easy to digest -- I didn't know that McDonald's had signed on to sponsor this year's celebration of reading, which will focus on The Art of Racing in the Rain. But hey, at least it's better th ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
McDonald's will soon disappoint SF kids, and other unhappy news
Mayor McCheeseLast week, San Francisco banned toys from McDonald's Happy Meals, which as of December 1 cannot contain more than 600 calories -- or a plaything! But that's not the only unhappy McDonald's news. While working at a McDonald's outlet in Brazil for a dozen years, a store manager ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Happy Meals do not decompose, and McDonald's not lovin' it
Joann Bruso's Happy Meal at the start of her experiment.What happens when you put a McDonald's Happy Meal on hold? Two very different women in two very different towns decided to find out. Coloradan Joann Bruso, author of the blog Baby Bites, which is designed to help parents transform picky ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Weirdest Breakfast Cereal Pop Culture Tie-Ins
Marketing stuff to kids is pretty easy -- which is why the government prevented tobacco companies from doing it -- even subtly, supposedly accidentally -- a few years back. McDonald's Happy Meals are the latest to feel their knuckles rapped by this particular ruler -- the obesity epidemic am ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
On 4/20, the worst places to stash your stash
This does not belong in your car. Ever. (See more such photos here). Despite the obvious enthusiasm for its legalization -- see today's rallies in Denver, Boulder, Santa Cruz and other hemp-friendly havens -- marijuana is still technically illegal. So it behooves us to consider that it might someti ... More >>
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December 15, 2005
Carol Peril
The sassy Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge skewers Dickens.
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June 5, 2003
Grease Monkey
Marilyn Megenity went biodiesel, and her car came up smelling like...fries.

McDonald's Happy Meals

Blogs

One Book, One Denver goes to the dogs -- but why not take a bite of a Colorado book?

Blogs

McDonald's will soon disappoint SF kids, and other unhappy news

Blogs

Happy Meals do not decompose, and McDonald's not lovin' it

Blogs

Weirdest Breakfast Cereal Pop Culture Tie-Ins

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On 4/20, the worst places to stash your stash

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Carol Peril

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Grease Monkey

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