Published Letters and Op-Eds from
COK’s Writers Group

Click on any of the below titles to read recently published pieces from COK’s Writers Group.

2011

• Vegan a healthy, merciful choice (Democrat and Chronicle, February 7, 2011)
• Veganism helps to save animals, environment (The Red and Black, February 2, 2011)

2010

• Meatless the way to go (Philadelphia Daily News, October 26, 2010)
• Putting a bite in meatless (The Cavalier Daily, October 14, 2010)
• Vegetarian column had the right message (The North Wind, October 14, 2010)
• Animal-friendly eats benefit all (Charlottesville Daily Progress, October 9, 2010)
• Veganism on campus (The GW Hatchet, September 30, 2010)
• Thank you for sanctuary story (Democrat and Chronicle, August 27, 2010)
• Going veggie a great idea (Independent Record, August 24, 2010)
• Thanks for showcasing the vegan way of life (The Gainesville Sun, August 9, 2010)
• Not eating meat has many benefits (Honolulu Star-Adviser, July 29, 2010)
• Milk: Does it do a body good? #1 (Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2010)
• Milk: Does it do a body good? #2 (Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2010)
• Investigation shows danger in doughnuts (The Red and Black, June 23, 2010)
• A vegan's point of view (The Enquirer, June 3, 2010)
• Vegetarian Eating: Improving Your Health One Bite At A Time (The A Blast, June 2, 2010)
• Going with the vegetable plate (The Washington Post, May 23, 2010)
• Going vegan is easy (The Oregonian, May 15, 2010)
• Try Vegan (The Middlebury Campus, April 14, 2010)
• Outside the mainstream (St. Louis Today, April 5, 2010)
• Now the perfect time to become vegan (The Red and Black, April 5, 2010)
• More vegetarian options available now than ever (The Spectator, March 25, 2010)
• Fight for rights of every kind of animal (Sidelines, March 21, 2010)
• Switching to a vegetarian (The Spartan Daily, March 3, 2010)
• Vegan options like real thing (Sidelines, February 24, 2010)
• Eating vegan in Athens realistic lifestyle for all(The Red and Black, February 15, 2010)

2009

• Save animals, don't serve them (Blue Ridge Now, December 16, 2009)
• MT Equestrian Team performs valuable service (The Sidelines, December 10, 2009)
• Go Vegans! (The Lumberjack, December 9, 2009)
• The Ethical Choices in What We Eat (The New York Times, November 23, 2009)
• The benefits of a vegetarian Thanksgiving (The Signal, November 18, 2009)
• Animal cruelty is big motivation to be vegan (The Technician, November 16, 2009)
• Veg Week events raise awareness, compassion (The Sidelines, November 16, 2009)
• Healthy Choice (NY Daily News, October 27, 2009)
• Vegan Diet Catching On (The Courant, October 11, 2009)
• Letter to the Editor (The Retriever Weekly, October 5, 2009)
• Go Veg (The Minnesota Daily, October 4, 2009)
• Vegging Out (The Diamondback, October 4, 2009)
• Mislabeled vegan food unacceptable (The Red and Black, October 1, 2009)
• It's vegan season (The Washington Times, September 27, 2009)
• Eat your hearts out, carnivores (The Washington Times, September 11, 2009)
• Why Children Turn to Vegetarianism (Washington Post, September 8, 2009)
• Calcium for vegans (USA Today, August 13, 2009)
• Americans can prevent overuse of drugs in farm animals by not eating meat (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 22, 2009)
• Pleased With 'Joys of Baking Vegan Muffins' (Falls Church News Press, July 2, 2009)
• Continuing after Veg Week (Takoma Voice, June 2009)
• Veg Out (Takoma Voice, June 2009)
• Eating 'organic poultry' still violates a life (Kennebec Journal, June 10, 2009)
• It's easy to be green and vegetarian (The Gazette, May 13, 2009)
• Humane Lifestyle also a much healthier one (Auburn Citizen, May 10, 2009)
• Vegan Diets (Press Democrat, March 31, 2009)
• Do more to ease animal suffering (The Technician, March 30, 2009)
• In support of vegetarianism (Villanovan, March 19, 2009)
• People want healthier, more humane fare (Lancaster New Era, March 11, 2009)
• In Favor of Vegetarianism (The Philadelphia Jewish Voice, March 2009)
• Eggs and Health (Greenwich Time, February 23, 2009)
• Options to Meat (Greenwich Time, February 23, 2009)
• Going meatless saves money and animals (The Daily Journal, February 16, 2009)
• Lack of vegan food choices in dining hall disappointing, some customers excluded (Red and Black, February 16, 2009)
• There are many animal-free eating options (The Daily Journal, February 13, 2009)
• Help in the search for meat-free dining (Prince George's County Gazette, February 12, 2009)
• Vegetarianism is Possible in Dekalb (Northern Star, February 1, 2009)
• Meat-free is kinder (The Star-Ledger, January 22, 2009)
• Veggie Options needed to meet increasing demand (Sidelines, January 22, 2009)
• A falafel fan (Takoma Voice, January, 2009)

2008

• Falafel stand offers tasty animal-friendly meals (The Gazette, December 24, 2008)
• Veg In (Baltimore City Paper, November 26, 2008)
• Spare the bird on Thanksgiving (Montgomery County Gazette, November 26, 2008)
• Back to the Future (The Scranton Times, November 24, 2008)
• Re: The Protein Pyramid (The New York Times, November 16, 2008)
• Letter to the Editor: Will Haun should try some cruelty-free veggie options (The Eagle, November 13, 2008)
• A varied diet the vegan way  (The Times of Trenton, November 9, 2008)
• Letter: Yes on Prop. 2 (The Merced Sun Star, October 22, 2008)
• Letter to the Editor: Vegetarian Alternatives  (The Washington Times, October 20, 2008)
• Done Correctly, Vegan Diet Provides Ample Daily Iron  (The Post, October 15, 2008)
• Faith and Morality at the Table (Washington Post, September 10, 2008)
• Vegan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 24, 2008)
• Takoma Park's Resolution On Foie Gras Is Laudable (#1) (Washington Post, July 24, 2008)
• Takoma Park's Resolution On Foie Gras Is Laudable (#2) (Washington Post, July 24, 2008)
• Winning Recipe (Laurel Hill Connection, July 17, 2008)
• Kudos to Takoma Park council for stand on foie gras, #1 (Gazette, July 9, 2008)
• Kudos to Takoma Park council for stand on foie gras, #2 (Gazette, July 9, 2008)
• Kudos to Takoma Park council for stand on foie gras, #3 (Gazette, July 9, 2008)
• Kudos to Takoma Park council for stand on foie gras, #4 (Gazette, July 9, 2008)
• Vegan Spread (Portland Mercury, July 3, 2008)
• Make Jewish meals animal-cruelty-free (Baltimore Sun, June 26, 2008)
• Praise for Veganism: More to Love (Hartford Advocate, June 26, 2008)
• Praise for Veganism: Let Them Eat Cake (Hartford Advocate, June 26, 2008)
• Nothing Refined in Eating Liver of a 'Tortured' Bird (Towson Times, June 5, 2008 )
• Thanks (Greenbelt News-Review, May 22, 2008)
• Brats Fielder Can Have (New York Times, May 4, 2008)
• Brats Fielder Can Have #2 (New York Times, May 4, 2008)
• In Most Cases, Vegan Diet is Most Sustainable (The Capital Times, May 1, 2008)
• Stand Up for Animals (Takoma Voice, April 1, 2008)
• 'Food' Animals Being Abused (The Tribune-Democrat, March 30, 2008)
• Most Eggs Are Not Humanely Produced (Sheboygan Press, March 20, 2008)
• Truth about Eggs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2008)
• Eat Vegan (Baltimore City Paper, March 12, 2008)
• Veggie Burgers Are Safest (Washington Post Express, March 5, 2008)
• Fie on Foie Gras (Baltimore City Paper, March 5, 2008)
• Consider Population's Effects on Climate (The Gazette, February 13, 2008)
• Vegetarian Resolution (Takoma Voice, February 2008)
• Is Furor over Foie Gras Compassion or Folly? (The Baltimore Sun, January 31, 2008)
• More Vegan Options a Good Thing (The Daily Skiff, January 29, 2008)
• Veggie Options Applauded (The Gazette, January 23, 2008)
• Love Animals, Don’t Eat Them (Takoma Voice (Takoma Park, Md.), January 2008)

2007

• This Season, Opt for an Animal-Friendly Holiday (The Guardian (Univ. of California—San Diego), December 6, 2007)
• Don't Excuse Turkey Cruelty (Broadside (George Mason Univ.—Fairfax, Va.), December 3, 2007)
• Vegans Choose Cruelty-Free Holiday Foods (Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.), December 2, 2007)
• Put Compassion at Center of Your Holiday Meals (Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY), November 28, 2007)
• Holiday thoughts: Food of the gods (Seattle Times, November 26, 2007)
• Turkeys Endure Cruelty (Joilet Herald News (IL), November 25, 2007)
• Dine on a Tofurky Instead (Joilet Herald News (IL), November 22, 2007)
• A Veggie Alternative to Dead Bird (The Daily Reflector (NC), November 22, 2007)
• Try a Meatless Holiday (The Gazette, November 15, 2007)
• Vegetarian Chili (The Austin American-Statesman, November 13, 2007)
• Aim for “Ethical Eating” (Press & Sun-Bulletin, November 5, 2007)
• Vegan Diet Good for Health as Well as Moral Well-being (Press & Sun-Bulletin, October 24, 2007)
• Response to “Give Me the Curd” (Washington City Paper, October 18, 2007)
• VegAustin.com Valuable Resource (Austin Chronicle, September 25, 2007)
• Food for Thought (Washington Times, September 7, 2007)
• Connecting the Dots (Animal Sheltering magazine, July-August 2007)
• Be Kind to Animals; Don’t Eat Them (The Gazette, June 6, 2007)
• Don’t Be Cruel #2 (Ms. magazine, Spring 2007)
• Don’t Be Cruel #1 (Ms. magazine, Spring 2007)
• Choose Vegetarianism (The California Aggie, January 30, 2007)
• Spotlight on Vegetarian Dining Is Welcomed (The Gazette, January 17, 2007)
• Time for Changes (Mining Gazette, January 12, 2007)

2006

• Animal Cruelty (The Press Democrat, November 26, 2006)
• Hard-Boiled Truth of Egg Production (Red and Black, October 18, 2006)
• Vegetarian Diet (Minnesota Daily, October 5, 2006)
• …and hens (Des Moines Register, September 30, 2006)
• Re: Many Students Choose Vegetarianism (Dawgnet, September 25, 2006)
• Caged Hens Being Mistreated by Egg Industry (Patriot-News, September 10, 2006)
• Meatless Is the Way (Merced Sun-Star, September 4, 2006)
• Group Fighting for Chickens’ Treatment (Lebanon Daily News, August 31, 2006)
• Choose Veggie Way and Save a Friend (Home News Tribune, August 30, 2006)
• Vegan Eating Is Part of a Healthy, 'Cruelty-Free' Diet (Auburn Journal, June 11, 2006)
• Vegetarian Eating Habits Saves Lives of and Stops Abuse of Animals (Asheville Citizen-Times, April 6, 2006)
• Animal-Free Diets Save Lives as well as the Environment (Asheville Citizen-Times, April 6, 2006)
• Thanks for Article about Egg Industry's Bogus Certification (Athens News, April 6, 2006)
• Letter to the Editor: MTV Ads Expose Animal Cruelty (The Signal, March 28, 2006)
• Letter to the Editor: MTV Ads Expose Animal Cruelty (The Shield, March 23, 2006)
• Teens' Vegetarian Interest Is A Welcome Development (The Times Herald, March 21, 2006)
• 'Veggies' Article Shows Teens Learn To Abstain from Meat (The Times Herald, March 16, 2006)
• More Dining on Vegetarian Fare (Gazette, February 22, 2006)
• Dorn Right on Cage-free Eggs (Daily Campus, February 17, 2006)
• Stop Inhumane Treatment (Minnesota Daily, February 2, 2006)
• Cruel Treatment (Minnesota Daily, January 26, 2006)

Prior Letters

• Chickens Live in Misery (Press & Sun-Bulletin, December 22, 2005)
• Long Distance Thanks (Ithaca Times, November 22, 2005)
• No Surprise (Joplin Globe, November 13, 2005)
• Efforts to Expose Cruelty Lauded (Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2005)
• We're All Better Off without Factory Farms (Toledo Blade, October 5, 2005)
• Skip Inhumane Eggs (Oregonian, September 22, 2005)
• Diet Balances Health or Cruelty (Jackson Hole Tribune, September 21, 2005)
• Tide is Turning Toward Free Range Ranches in U.S. Egg Industry (Gilroy Dispatch, September 6, 2005)
• So Many Good Reasons to be a Vegetarian Today (Syracuse Post-Standard, September 4, 2005)
• Vegetarian Diets Offers Humane, Healthy Alternative (Mountain Press, August 20, 2005)
• Make Your Next Meal Vegetarian (The Monitor, August 11, 2005)
• Counties' Concerns for Dairy Farm Are Valid (Times-News, August 8, 2005)
• Stand Up To Factory Farms (Des Moines Register, August 4, 2005)
• Where Are Rights for the Animals? (Palladium-Item, August 1, 2005)
• Grains Instead of Geese (Voice of San Diego, June 28, 2005)
• Gorging Geese (Voice of San Diego, June 27, 2005)
• Vegetarianism Good for Animals (Rocky Mount Telegram, June 27, 2005)
• Egg Producers' Claim of Humane Care is False (Gainesville Times, June 19, 2005)
• No Surprise (Joplin Globe, June 15, 2005)
• Farms Abuse Cows (Star Press, May 28, 2005)
• Vegetarian Tales (La Voz, May 9, 2005)
• Egg-cellent work (GW Hatchet, April 25, 2005)
• Vegetarians Show Compassion for Animals (Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 17, 2005)
• Choose Vegetarian Diet (Press & Sun-Bulletin, April 15, 2005)
• Animal Welfare Sacrificed with Environment (Joplin Independent, April 7, 2005)
• Adding More Vegetables Will Save You and the Planet (North Adams Transcript, March 29, 2005)
• Far-Reaching Impact of Dietary Choices (Baltimore Sun, March 14, 2005)
• Vegetarian Diet Offers Healthier Option (Shreveport Times, February 23, 2005)
• Vegetarian, Vegan Diet Saves Animals' Lives (Northern Star, February 17, 2005)
• Vegetarian Diet Good For World Wild Life Too (BG News, February 16, 2005)
• Go Veggie, You Teens (The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2005)
• Vegan Options Great (The Daily Vanguard, February 1, 2005)
• Avoid the Fat, Try Vegetarianism (The Hilltop, January 25, 2005)
• Vegetarian Dieting Now Easier (Boston Herald, January 4, 2005)
• Compassion For Animals Is Not A Partisan Issue (Useless-Knowledge.com, December 30, 2004)
• Vegetarian Eating Is Delicious (Star Telegram, December 30, 2004)
• Animals Deserve Dignity (East Bay Express, December 15, 2004)
• Guilt-Free Dinner (Chicago Tribune, December 6, 2004)
• A Beef with India (Satya, Nov./Dec. 2004 issue)
• Veggie Burgers Delicious (Detroit News, October 31, 2004)
• A Critical Look at Animal Welfare in the Egg Industry (Feedstuffs, October 25, 2004)
• Take Up Today's Most Important Cause: Animal Liberation (Fazed.com, October 2004)
• View on Foie Gras (The San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2004)
• Debunking the Bird-Brain Myth (The Christian Science Monitor, September 9, 2004)
• Care Misconstrued (USA Today, September 3, 2004)
• Hate the Misery? Go Vegetarian (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, August 27, 2004)
• The Truth Can Be Positively Revolting (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, August 27, 2004)
• God and Animals (SloppyNoodle.com, August 2004)
• Applauding Veganism (Psychology Today, August 2004)
• Chicken Abuse Is Appalling (Daily News Tribune, August 10, 2004)
• Outdated Law (The Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2004)
• Cruel Conditions (The Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2004)
• Barbaric Industry (The Chicago Tribune, August 5, 2004)
• Fresh Mercury-Laden Fish Gets Negative 3½ Stars (The Daily Texan, July 28, 2004)
• Employee Abuse of Chickens Is Disturbing (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, July 27, 2004)
• Chicken Farms Ruffle Feathers (The Press-Enterprise, July 17, 2004)
• Yes, But What Does the Chicken Have to Say About It? (Waynesville Daily Guide, July 9, 2004)
• Halt the Hunt (Washington Times, July 14, 2004)
• Got Rocket Fuel? (Santa Rosa Press Democrat, June 25, 2004)
• Myths at Kids’ Farm (Washington Post, June 25, 2004)
• College Is the Perfect Time to Explore Vegetarian Eating and Its Benefits (Athens News, June 17, 2004)
• If You’re Faced with a Lack of Veggie Selections, Pack Your Food (Athens News, June 14, 2004)
• Kids Have Rights, Farm Animals Don’t (Sun Sentinel, June 3, 2004)
• Do Right by Ducks, Geese (Sonoma Index-Tribune, May 7, 2004)
• Only Sheep Should Wear Wool (Gazette, March 17, 2004)
• It Is Right to Show Concern for Animal Welfare (Des Moines Register, March 14, 2004)
• Circuses Not Fun for Elephants (Prince George’s Journal, March 4, 2004)
• Atkins Overweight? (Miami Herald, February 16, 2004)
• One More Reason Not to Eat Meat (Journal News, January 7, 2004)
• Time to Eat Vegetables (Centre Daily, January 6, 2004)
• Don’t Eat Meat (Salt Lake Tribune, December 28, 2003)
• Bias Toward Molting (Egg Industry, November 2003)
• USDA Helps Fatten Americans (Oregonian, September 20, 2003)
• No Cheese, Please (National Post, September 11, 2003)
• Switch to a Diet Free of Cholesterol and Cruelty—Vegetarianism (Northwest Indiana Times, August 3, 2003)
• Cruelty to Animals Bred for Food Is a National Disgrace (Asheville Citizen-Times, July 24, 2003)
• Pass the Celery, Shed the Pounds (Gazette, July 11, 2003)
• Legal Rights for Animals (E/The Environmental Magazine, July–August 2003)
• Going Veggie Good for Animals (Tuscaloosa News, June 23, 2003)
• Factory Farms (Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2003)
• Food Feelings (Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2003)
• Shooting the Swans Won’t Save the Bay (Baltimore Sun, May 8, 2003)
• Be Kind to Animals; Go Vegetarian (Oregon Daily Emerald, April 29, 2003)
• Hunt Only Tofus (Casper Star Tribune, April 8, 2003)
• Cruelty-Free Foods (Idaho Statesman, April 8, 2003)
• Cows Need to Be Protected from Future Harm (Wytheville Enterprise, April 3, 2003)
• Suffering of Animals Needs to Come to End (Wytheville Enterprise, March 27, 2003)
• Vegetarianism Is Environmentally Friendly (Herald-Sun, March 24, 2003)
• Taking Care of Turkeys (Washington Times, March 16, 2003)
• Farm-Animal Story Finds Distant Reader (Frederick News-Post, February 23, 2003)
• Becoming Vegetarian Is Win-Win (Daily Local News, February 23, 2003)
• Cruelty-Free Diet for Greater Good (Daily Illini, February 17, 2003)
• A Better Way to Feed the Hungry (Gazette, February 10, 2003)
• Face Your Food (Calgary Herald, February 8, 2003)
• Vegetarianism Has Ethical Dimension (Carolina Morning News, February 8, 2003)
• Put an End to All Animal Cruelty (Gazette, January 29, 2003)
• Leave Chickens off Your Dinner Plate (Toronto Star, January 28, 2003)
• PETA Official Claims That Farming Is Cruel to Animals (Gainesville Times, January 25, 2003)
• Sale of Meat at Co-op Decried (2 of 2) (Gazette, January 22, 2003)
• Go Vegetarian (Austin American-Statesman, January 13, 2003)
• Nothing Funny about Eating Meat (Cybercast News Service, January 13, 2003)
• Adopting Vegetarian Diet (News International Pakistan, January 2003)
• Vegetarians Help Stop Animal Suffering (Herald-Dispatch, December 31, 2002)
• Fishing’s ‘Collateral Damage’ (Washington Post, November 30, 2002)
• Is There Tofu Turkey? (Washington Times, November 19, 2002)
• Readers Speak Out on Animal Rights (1 of 2) (Washington Times, October 15, 2002)
• Readers Speak Out on Animal Rights (2 of 2) (Washington Times, October 15, 2002)
• Writer Promotes Vegan Diet (Colorado Daily, October 13, 2002)
• Going Vegan (Mount Vernon Gazette, October 3, 2002)
• Gay Rodeo Not Fun for the Animals (Washington Blade, August 30, 2002)
• Cruelty to Bulls (Newsday, July 17, 2002)
• Back to a Vegan Farmers’ Market, Please (Takoma Voice, July 2002)
• Rave Is an Inspiration (Gazette, June 26, 2002)
• Animals Abused (Gazette, May 22, 2002)
• Try the Vegan Lifestyle; It’s Healthy and Humane (Baltimore Sun, May 18, 2002)
• Robo-Rat Redux (Washington Times, May 16, 2002)
• Go Vegan (Ottawa Citizen, April 1, 2002)
• Support Legislation to Ban Cruel Leghold Trap (Baltimore Sentinel, March 1, 2002)
• Gov Grants Animals a Reprieve (Takoma Voice, March 2002)
• Columnist Insensitive to ‘Horrible Violence’ Against Animals (Washington Times, February 24, 2002)
• A Food Supply Without Antibiotics (New York Times, February 15, 2002)
• Fur for Animals, Not for Fashion (Seattle Press, December 6, 2001)
• What Would Roscoe Think? (Takoma Voice, November 2001)
• For a Healthier Life, Go Vegan (Montgomery Journal, November 2001)