Editorial on school meals and home eating habits
The piece notes government intervention in eating habits through school meal standards led by Michelle Obama and Tom Vilsack. It highlights increased fruit and vegetable servings, reduced grains, more legumes, and breakfast importance while acknowledging home and school role in shaping long term healthier lifestyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Obama
U.S. Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Marcia Servatius
Chartwell
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
American Dietetic Association
Hime
Marines billboard sparks debate on Hispanic values candidly
A Kansas reader questions a Marine recruitment billboard along I-35 that praises Hispanic values. The column argues honor courage and commitment cross all races and warns that singling out Hispanics risks endorsing stereotypes while three diverse Marines on another ad promote unity.
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U.S. Marines
I-35
Wellsville
Edgerton
Marine Corps
Ronald Peterson
Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Kansas
Kansas tax cuts shift burden to middle and low incomes
Analysis notes that massive tax cuts in Kansas shift the tax burden from wealthy residents to middle and lower income earners. It cites a 2014 onward impact, with a small group gaining large cuts and most low earners receiving modest relief, eroding the progressivity of the state tax system. Professor H Edward Flentie of Wichita State University is quoted.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Revenue
Sam Brownback
Brownback
H. Edward Flentie
Wichita State University
Insight Kansas
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Linda Brown
Laurie Blanco
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Kathy Miller
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Marilyn Stevenson
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