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Such a convergence of education and opportunity is already happening in Independence, where the Gilliams live. As part of an innovative program in low-income neighborhoods, the city school district began hosting weekly dinners for students and their families, paid for with federal funds from the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Families get a free hot meal and a cooking demonstration that shows them how to prepare similarly well-balanced entrées at home. "Part of that initiative is to get children to sit down and eat with their parents, and part of it is to teach families what...
...disappointed in your portrayal of nursing as a profession comparable to that of a fast-food worker. As a registered nurse in an intensive-care unit, I care for critically ill people. Patients and their families place their trust in nurses as clinicians and advocates. Nursing requires intelligent, compassionate and dedicated individuals...
Shame on Joe Klein for playing the race card to make his point about health-care reform [Sept. 21]. Is his implication that white people lack "character" if they oppose legislation that may or may not disproportionately favor minorities? I am a reasonable American with a bunch of formal education and life experience, and I am opposed to the current plan solely because I do not believe there is a way to pay for it, either individually or collectively. Wait until you see the premium you will be charged to cover your pre-existing serious illness--and everyone else...
Senate Focuses on Health Care...
More than 500 amendments have been submitted for the 10-year, $856 billion health-care bill proposed by Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, but it remains to be seen how many will make it in. While the Montana lawmaker has said he doesn't expect to materially alter the bill's structure, he plans to use the markup period to address concerns from fellow Democrats over its cost. Baucus not only must keep the 13 Democrats on the 23-member committee on board but also hopes to woo Senator Olympia Snowe, the sole Republican member expected to vote...