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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Where Turkey Picks Up The Bill

Kim Severson (thanks, WWT): OZARK, Ark. — Brenda Farmer and Willie Blanscet have sat across from each other on the Butterball bagging line for 17 years, 102 cold, raw turkeys sliding by in front of them every minute.

"Me and Willie look at each other and say, 'How in the world can anybody eat this much turkey?' " Mrs. Farmer said.

For $11.40 an hour, the women, both in their 60s, cull the good from the bad.

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