Consumer columnist and West Hartford resident Harlan Levy has more than 20 years of experience writing stories about everyday experiences that anyone could encounter.

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By Harlan Levy

U.S. Health chief and anti-vaccination delusionist Robert F. Kennedy just did something right, telling schools nationwide to give kids whole milk and ditching low-fat milk. I’ve been following that advice for a decade. I’ll explain why after giving you this week’s surprising tariff-vulnerable Mexican avocado and Canadian tomato prices at town supermarkets – prices (with some stores’ tomatoes the exception) that for some reason don’t reflect the crushing Trump tariffs … yet:

Stop & Shop: Tomatoes: $1.99/lb! Avocados: 77 cents each!

Big Y: Tomatoes: $3.49/lb. (up $1). Avocado: 2/$

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