A project funded by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) is photographing student lunch trays before and after kids eat to determine how many calories each child consumes. Will this be a big help that leads to healthier children or is it a step toward more big brother involvement in the lives of all Americans?
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Wearing poppies, waving flags, parades, placing flags and wreaths at soldiers’ graves, twenty-one gun salutes followed by hot dogs and ice cream at the local American Legion were all part of the Memorial Day pre-boomers remember as kids. It was a solemn yet celebrative day because we remembered those who died serving our country and [...]
Did you hear about the impetuous high school senior who hung his invitation to attend the prom on the school wall and got in trouble? The girl said yes to the date, and the principal said no to the prom but later reversed her decision. There is a lesson we can learn from this story [...]
Mark Twain once said, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.” A recent poll indicates that most Americans (51%) attribute weather conditions to long-term planetary trends while only 19% point the finger to human activity. But you can bet this won’t stop the debate about who really is to blame.
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Half of likely voters oppose the president’s budget proposal, according to a recent Rasmussen poll. However, the budget passed by the House (the Ryan plan) is considered unacceptable by some, particularly younger voters. With nearly 50% of Americans receiving entitlement dollars, it will be difficult to balance the budget or come close to it without [...]
