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Push under way to increase access to healthy fare at farmers markets
Staff Writer, Copy EditorOn the one hand Vince Zazueta is glad to see more farmers markets sprouting up around the Valley in recent years. On the other hand, he said they have some ways to go toward better serving residents who have trouble accessing healthy foods. “That&...Tags: Healthy Diet, Personal Income, Nutrition, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Homes
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Imperial Valley Food Bank issues challenge to promote CalFresh program
What do Mardi Gras, barbecue and $47 million for the local economy have in common? They are all parts of the CalFresh Challenge sponsored by the Imperial Valley Food Bank. CalFresh (formerly known as food stamps) is the government food benefit for...Tags: Religion and Belief, Lent, Washington, DC, Budgets and Budgeting, Recipes
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Vista Latina: Survey suggests Latinos' personal, national outlook are improving
Staff Writer, Copy EditorDespite touting himself as a hard worker who hardly ever misses a day of work, Hector Torres has been having trouble finding steady work. On a recent afternoon the 32-year-old El Centro resident and former agricultural worker could be found sitting in...Tags: Personal Finance, United States Census Bureau, Social Issues
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Mitt plays the percentages to accidental results?
When it comes to playing the percentages, it’s all about making the safe bet, relying on the odds to stack up in your favor. In Mitt Romney’s version of “playing the percentages,” safety has arguably been exchanged for stupidity,...
Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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A Reader Writes: One family's recession story
Among the most rampant assertions in the nation’s current political debate is that we are facing a choice between policies that favor business and those that favor labor: large corporations vs. the middle class, support for small business vs....Tags: Fibromyalgia, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Small Businesses
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Voice: Who are these we?
CalexicoSome are saying that, “If President Obama is re-elected, we will lose our country. We must get our country back.” Exactly who are these we? Some are saying that, “Barak Hussein Obama has declared war on Christianity. It’s God that...Tags: Politics, Immigration, White House, Viagra (drug), Elections
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City's economic strategy calls for higher income
Staff WriterAttracting employers that pay higher wages, creating more industrial sites and revitalizing underutilized commercial properties are some of the recommendations listed on the city’s latest economic development strategies report. This report,...Tags: Walmart
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Health issues vary in low-income Imperial County
Staff WriterIn Imperial Valley two in every five people are obese, nearly 13,000 people have been diagnosed with diabetes and 163 children were hospitalized in 2010 due to asthma. The Valley leads the state with these factors, having the highest rates of diabetes,...Tags: Fibromyalgia, High Blood Pressure, Health and Safety at School, University of California, Los Angeles, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Imperial County poverty level shows slight decrease
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAbout 36,000 Imperial County residents lived below the poverty rate in 2010, according to the latest numbers released by the U. S. Census Bureau, showing a slight improvement compared to 2009 when as much as 35,000 people were recorded as poor. The...Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Social Services, Career and Workplace
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Profile on poverty: How locals are living on that line
Staff WriterAs the economy continues to suffer, people in record numbers are scraping by, nearing or falling below the poverty level, and the area with the highest unemployment rate in the nation is not the exception, but rather the rule. One in five people in...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Religion and Belief, Services and Shopping, Holidays, Politics
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Mitch Johnson
Age: 49 Residence: Western Springs Writing letters since: The Tribune has published about 60 of his letters since 2000. Life story in 100 words or less: Raised in a union household in the western suburbs "when life was simple," he said; graduated...Tags: University of Chicago, Dwayne Johnson, Chicago Sun-Times, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: Theft, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Banking, Pension and Welfare, Internal Revenue Service
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