It's not just that, at those wages, lettuce pickers would earn more than many cops and firefighters, nurses and teachers.

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Besides the burger patty itself, it adds elements not typically associated with pastrami sandwiches, such as lettuce, tomato, onions, and American cheese.

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It does not require one to become a pale and parsimonious lettuce-nibbler.

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During a harvest season--when more than 30, 000 workers are typically scattered across the fields of Monterey County--yesterday, strawberry, lettuce, and artichoke fields surrounding Salinas were empty, not a worker or moving farm vehicle in sight.

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