Poverty simulation reveals daily choices and doors opened
Jane Krug and Lena DuVall participate in a poverty experience showing how families decide on loans, food stamps, and probation needs. Circles of Hope outlines a 12 week class and 18 month ally program guiding low income families toward education, budgeting, home buying, and debt payoff with local volunteers.
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Krug
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Finney County
Garden City
Circles of Hope
First United Methodist Church
Dayton
Ohio
Circle of Hope
Beef Industry Debates Tenderizing Safety Amid E Coli Concerns
Industry spokesmen defend blade tenderizing as safe citing a 2008 USDA study while critics note a Journal of Food Protection report showing bladed steaks are two to four times riskier than untenderized cuts. Experts urge interventions like lactic acid sprays though USDA does not require them.
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USDA
Janet Riley
The
Journal of Food Protection
Bladed
James Marsden
Kansas State University
Red Kettle campaign boosts 2012 Season Passes fundraising
Salvation Army volunteers promote 2012 Season Passes buttons at $20 $50 and $100 to fund local services. DeLeon notes the keepsake buttons help show support while aiding food pantry emergency housing clothing and utilities as need rises amid a soft economy. Volunteer bell ringers and donations contact 276-4027.
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DeLeon
Salvation Army
Lurtz
New tests threaten tracking outbreaks of foodborne illness
Washington experts warn upcoming rapid tests for food poisoning may speed patient diagnosis but blur bacterial subtypes. Without subtype fingerprints, tracing linked cases like Trader Joe’s peanut butter outbreaks becomes harder, potentially hampering public safety while aiding individual care.
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Washington
Buffalo Jones Wins Healthy Makeover Grant Package
Buffalo Jones wins the Healthy Makeover grant alongside the Healthy Kids Challenge Balance My Day curriculum and webinars. The package includes GenMove and First Tee National School Program components, plus Lets Move in School training and equipment. Principal Rafaela Solis said officials were surprised and plan to share resources if unused.
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Buffalo Jones
Ing
First Tee
Lum
Rafaela Solis
Solis
Newark mayor eyes New Jersey governor bid
Newark mayor famed for rescuing neighbors from a fire and who recently spent a week on food stamps says he is considering a gubernatorial run next year. Christie leads in 2013 re election polling with high popularity.
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Newark
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Typhoon Bopha devastates southern nation, record storm
Climate officials confirm Typhoon Bopha, the southernmost Western Pacific typhoon on record, caused over 500 deaths, 800 missing, and nearly 400,000 homeless, underscoring global warming impacts in the region.
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Bopha
Pacific
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