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New research shows that kids who eat school lunches are more likely to be obese than kids who bring lunch from home. The battle to cut back childhood obesity is expected to be of increasing importance in the next few years.

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New research shows that kids who eat school lunches are more likely to be obese than kids who bring lunch from home. The battle to cut back childhood obesity is expected to be of increasing importance in the next few years.

 

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Today on Here & Now- On the campaign trail, GOP candidates like to compare themselves to Ronald Reagan, especially when it comes to his record as a tax-cutter. But Reagan did in fact raise taxes 12 times during his time him office. Listen Live today at noon ET http://www.pri.org/stream/listen.m3u

 

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A husband and wife have become martyrs for the conservative effort to hamstring the EPA. The fallout from this case could be significant:

Supreme Court case involving Idaho lake house ignites conservative cause against EPA

 

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EPA says the land contains environmentally sensitive wetlands; critics blast “overzealous federal agency” and push for its powers to be curtailed.

 

Gallup Solar

Here are some ideas for different renewable energy projects. What do you think?

Renewable Energy Development: Smaller Projects That Think Big | Renewable Energy World North America

 

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As renewable energy continues to carve out a bigger stake in markets across North America, it often straddles the line between new ideas and accepted practices.

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As Republican Presidential candidates enter the voting phase of the primary election season, all of them seem to be battling over who, exactly, is the heir to Ronald Reagan. Reagan is perhaps the most popular former Republican President and the candidates all are eager to get a little of his popularity to rub off on them. Reagan's popularity is often attributed to the tax cuts he pushed through as...See More

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Republicans, seeking to explain their seeming inflexibility and unwillingness to compromise, are wrapping themselves in the flag of Ronald Reagan. They're bristling, however, when confronted with examples of Reagan raising taxes and even compromising

 

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Just one town in the United States is named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist. Elkader, Iowa, is home to two Muslims, gay men who run a local Algerian restaurant.

Elkader: An Iowa town named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist | PRI.ORG

 

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Just one town in the United States is named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist. Elkader, Iowa, is home to probably just two Muslims, gay men who run a local Algerian restaurant.

 

Local Food in New Mexico and High Country News shared a link.

Questions About Organic Produce and Sustainability

 

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Even as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing and limited environmental strain.

Local Food in New Mexico via Organic Consumers Association

"We are Farmers, We Grow Food for the People"

 

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The story of the historic Occupy Wall Street Farmers March. On December 4, 2011, farmers and activists from across the country joined the Occupy Wall Street ...

 

Native News Wire

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Tejon Indian Tribe Gains Federal Reaffirmation - Native News Network

 

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Native Brief WASHINGTON It was a long holiday weekend for tribal members of the Tejon Indian Tribe as they awaited news of their federal reaffirmation status

 

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To D.C., Via the Past

(Note to readers: I originally wrote this in September—prior to the Keystone XL pipeline delay—and am sharing it because the opposition is ongoing.)

Article here…
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This Way Out

This week - Pride On Screen 2011

Now playing on This Way Out ...   Pride On Screen 2011   Award-winning entertainment journalist Steve Pride recalls some of the LGBT moving images that moved him most during the past 12 months. ...