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Provisions in draft farm bill weaken hunger programs
New changes in the bill erode support for federal nutrition programs that help millions of people access the food they need to thrive.
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Proposed farm bill would strengthen vital anti-hunger programs
The SE Ohio Foodbank urges Congress to work together to pass a bipartisan bill that strengthens and protects federal nutrition programs.
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Nonprofit organizations must become “academic banks” for underserved students
OU has decided not to help students from underserved communities. Donors should pull their gifts and send them to organizations that will.
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Reducing plastic pollution: An exercise in democracy
Athens deserves our support in its fight to uphold its democratically decided policy around plastic pollution.
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Op-Ed: The Sap Running Moon
My convictions are telling me to stay and fight, but I also feel trapped in my body for the first time in years, not because of who I am but because of what threatens me with lack and neglect, something I did to myself for too long.
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“Heartbeat” bill? More like “heartless”
Life right here, right now, is precious. And I want abortions to decrease but by the means that have proven over time to truly work.
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Be present, engage, bring back: Peace Corps’ goals useful for all
Into a wracked world of rapid culture change and seismic geopolitical shifts, 62 years ago a new young world leader sought positive countermoves to the global tumult and his nation’s own uneasy role in the melee. In response to Russian Yuri Gagarin’s inaugural space flight, JFK created NASA. And amidst the massive overthrow of former…
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Local Filipino community source of great memories
I am Filipino American, raised in Meigs and Athens counties. I was lucky to have a Filipino community around me despite growing up so far away from my relatives.
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New Media+ graduates first senior class from Tri-County Career Center
Tassels turned from one side to another, hands were raised in celebration and applause thundered in what was simultaneously a joyous and bittersweet occasion Tuesday night at Tri-County Career Center and High School’s 2023 Passport Ceremony.
