Takeaways facing ban near Cumbrian school premises
Fast-food outlets could be banned from setting up near schools in Cumbria.
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Takeaways facing ban near Cumbrian school premises
July 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Diabetes hits close to home for A’s players
July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Diabetes hits close to home for A’s players
Athletes raise money for research and treatment at Root Beer Float Day
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Farming in the Heart of a City
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nonprofit Spotlight: Farming in the Heart of a City
This post is in partnership with CITGO Wander downtown on any given day in Birmingham, Alabama, and in the heart of the bustle of the busy streets you can see small groups of school children marveling over vegetables like radish or spinach grown on Jones Valley Urban Farm’ s 3.5 acres. The children are participants in Seed 2 Plate, a K-8 healthy food curriculum program aimed at counteracting …
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Remarks by the First Lady at DNC event in Burlington, Vermont — Echo Lake Acquarium and Science Center
July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Remarks by the First Lady at DNC event in Burlington, Vermont — Echo Lake Acquarium and Science Center
Release Time: For Immediate Release Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center Burlington, Vermont 6:41 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Your senator, he’s Mr. Photographer here. He’s right on the money. (Laughter.) I am just thrilled to be here. It is a pleasure and an honor and a joy to be with all of you tonight. Vermont is beautiful. We will be back …
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Sharks sign McGinn, McLaren
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Sharks sign McGinn, McLaren
Police have blocked off a portion of a road in a rural area. The parents of a missing Zeeland woman say that the alleged sighting of their …
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Carolina agrees to terms with Jokinen
July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carolina agrees to terms with Jokinen
The parents of a missing Zeeland woman say that the alleged sighting of their … Police have blocked off a portion of a road in a rural area.
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AMBER ALERT: Missing infant in Ludington; police investigating scene
July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AMBER ALERT: Missing infant in Ludington; police investigating scene
Police have blocked off a portion of a road in a rural area. A former Baldwin firefighter has been charged with forgery and embezzlement by …
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Sharapova to battle Kvitova in Wimbledon final
July 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sharapova to battle Kvitova in Wimbledon final
A driver ordered a Detroit-area woman who was breast-feeding her baby to cover … The woman who drove into a couple’s home is a North Muskegon and Roosevelt …
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Local child obesity getting worse
July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Local child obesity getting worse
DAYTON — Miami Valley children are far more overweight or obese than they were just three years ago, though their parents often don’t think they’re fat, according to a report released today by the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton.The survey of 654 parents of children ages 14 and under showed 37 percent of children are overweight or obese, up from 24 percent in 2008 and 31 percent in 2005.
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