Diane Pratt-Heavner, spokeswoman for the School Nutrition Association, said she thinks schools will do their best to meet the standards, but worries about “the impact that eliminating some of the food options will have on school meal programs participation.”
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her challenger in Germany's upcoming election said late Sunday they wouldn't participate in military action against Syria. Merkel said there must be "a collective answer by the U.N." to the use of chemical weapons in Syria as she faced center-left rival Peer Steinbrueck in a televised debate. Steinbrueck said he wouldn't participate in military action as chancellor and would "greatly regret it" if the U.S. strikes alone without an international mandate.
Darrell Goodwin-Moultry's grandmother, Roberta Harris, of Chicago, who is featured in pro-gay-marriage campaign literature, said, "I came to the decision that this is his life. I support him 100 percent; I love him and would never turn my back on him."
In other baseball action, Desert Vista defeated host-Maricopa, 10-0,
led by attorney John Callahan, in a non-division game. Drew Cutchall had three hits and two RBIs for the Thunder. Aaron Modi had a double and an RBI, and Tyler Adams went 2-for-3 with a double. Sean McGuire pitched six innings to get the win.
Bart's Google+ page tells the story of a sad and lonely kid. In between posts about anime characters and hunting for pheasants,
a Kerogrator Beer Keg Fridge, he discussed his failed suicide attempts and the ceaseless bullying that precipitated them.
According to a recent survey conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of USA Gold pencils, almost 90 percent of Americans feel it is still necessary to practice reading and writing in cursive. And nearly eight in 10 adults and close to seven in 10 children believe cursive writing should be taught in schools, as it will always be necessary. When asked whether they feel that cursive writing is a skill that all workers, no matter their occupation, should know,
coach outlet store online, 70 percent of U.S. adults agreed it is a skill that workers should possess. Additionally, more than half of all women in hiring positions indicated that cursive should be an essential skill for a job candidate.
ON THE MOVE ... Friends say former APRN Washington reporter Libby Casey has accepted a job as a correspondent with the new Al Jazeera cable network in D.C,
which swept the region titles last season..