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Where Has All The Training Gone?

June 17, 2013

Tue, 06/04/2013 – 8:05am Robert Allen and Kathleen Bellemare, Connecticut Spring & Stamping Apprenticeship and training programs critical to the future of manufacturing Training is extremely important to the future of manufacturing in the United States, yet in many states, it has fallen by the wayside. Training for skilled manufacturing positions has been hit by…

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National Security Depends on the Nation’s Food Security

June 14, 2013
National Security Depends on the Nation’s Food Security

Reposted from Huff Post Madeleine M. Kunin First Female Governor of Vermont; Marsh Scholar, University of Vermont Posted: 06/13/2013 5:18 pm One in five children in America lives in a family who often does not know where the next meal is coming from. Nearly one…

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Ending hunger in Montana will require political will

May 7, 2013

Great article in the Missoulian by Montana’s Partnership to End Child Hunger.  And yes, we do need to bring back good paying industry jobs to Montana.  That is what Endless Sky L3C is endeavoring to do!  We could use your help!  We don’t just need…

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Obesity: Diet Controls May Not Be the Answer

April 23, 2013

Mon, 04/22/2013 – 3:43pm CNN A new study from the University of Minnesota has found that children whose parents either restrict certain unhealthy foods or forced them to “clean their plates” faced an increased risk for dietary issues and weight problems later in life. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/health/2013/04/22/exp-hm-eating-pressures.cnn.html…

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West Virginia Tries To Tackle Childhood Hunger and Obesity

April 23, 2013

Tue, 04/23/2013 – 9:42am DAVID GUTMAN,  Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In West Virginia’s Mason County, children walk to the cafeteria together so they can start the day’s lessons with a side of whole grain waffles, cereal, fruit and milk. Here, among the coal…

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Montana food growers see farm-to-table trend

April 15, 2013
Montana food growers see farm-to-table trend

 AP Photo/Flathead Beacon, Lido Vizzutti  Jeremy Plummer pushes a beef front quarter out of the freezer along a track leading to where rolls of sausage are seen hanging at Lower Valley Processing Co. in Kalispell, Mont., on June 29, 2011.   Associated Press KALISPELL —…

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