Senator goes vegetarian for week
From meat and potatoes to let's meet for potatoes
by Jason Tomassini | Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
http://www.gazette.net/stories/04292009/takonew183650_32520.shtml
Politicians may be accused of bending the truth from time to time, but state Sen. Jamie Raskin swears by his latest vow.
And halfway through the self-proclaimed "passionate carnivore's" vow to eat vegetarian for a whole week as part of the first ever Takoma Park Veg Week, Raskin appeared to be holding onto his promise Monday night as he dug into vegetable stew at Middle Eastern Cuisine on Carroll Avenue.
"If I can be a carnivore for 51 weeks, I figure I can be a vegetarian for one week," Raskin (D-Dist. 20) said.
Starting last Friday and running through Thursday, Raskin will at least temporarily join a large number of Takoma Park residents in their vegetarianism, a lifestyle that has deep roots in the city. The Takoma Park-based nonprofit organization Compassion Over Killing initiated the Veg Week, and Mayor Bruce Williams proclaimed the week at a City Council meeting April 20.
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