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• The New York Times, September 10, 2010: Public Schools Face Lawsuit Over Fees
  "And since the 1990s, lawyers representing low-income students have filed a string of so-called educational adequacy suits, arguing that states have not allotted enough money to provide an adequate public education..."
• The San Francisco Chronicle, September 10, 2010: Pension proposals causing discontent
  "'While claiming that cost-cutting is needed, UC unbelievably increases retirement benefits for highly compensated executives, while cutting low-wage retirement benefits in half,' said Julian Posadas... [who] represents 21,000 UC workers who typically earn around $40,000 a year."
• The Boston Globe, September 10, 2010: Troubles remain, future uncertain for OneUnited
  "...Mayor Thomas M. Menino stood with community leaders in Roxbury to hail plans for a new OneUnited branch... The bank's president pledged to make loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars across Boston, with a special emphasis on low-income borrowers."
• The Miami Herald, September 10, 2010: (Op-Ed) Protecting the poorest
  "Wage theft is a critical problem for low-income workers. Day laborers, hospitality, restaurant and retail workers recount horror stories of working weeks -- or even months -- without pay. With the economy in such bad shape, they fear quitting."
• The Boston Globe, September 10, 2010: (Op-Ed) The upside of dismal home sales
  "Manning was a leading force in the creation of the federal low-income housing tax credit, which encourages businesses to invest in affordable rental housing; his downtown real estate firm, Boston Capital, owns more apartments than anyone in the country."
• Des Moines Register, September 10, 2010: Add state health clinics
  "Gov. Chet Culver proposed Thursday to increase the number of clinics that take patients enrolled in a state insurance program for poor people and expand mental health services covered by health insurance policies."
• The Kansas City Star, September 10, 2010: Stimulus-funded Kansas energy program underused
  "The state has a separate weatherization program for low-income residents. The program is a good concept, but some of the details might limit participation, some say."
• Florida Today, September 10, 2010: Cocoa pantry aims to fill students' nutritional gap
  "The backpack program is another indicator -- in addition to rising food stamp usage, individuals qualifying for Medicaid and other anti-poverty programs -- of how Americans are struggling to make ends meet with the fallout from lost jobs and wages."
• The Indianapolis Star, September 10, 2010: (Op-Ed) Republicans push choice for schools
  "If they take over the Indiana House, Republicans will launch a major campaign for competitive-oriented education reform in next year's General Assembly. Look for a big push for grants to low-income families so they can have school choice..."
• Detroit Free Press, September 10, 2010: Police call Child Tax Credit a way to avoid trouble
  "The link between exposure to crime and poverty is well-established, said K.P. Pelleran, state director of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a crime-prevention group. If parents have more money and more security, children are less likely to get into trouble."
• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, September 10, 2010: Charity for homeless families takes on new name: Family Promise Cheyenne
  "The Cheyenne Interfaith Hospitality Network will now be called Family Promise Cheyenne. The organization shelters homeless families in local churches and in a duplex that it owns while working with them to become self-sufficient."
• The Greenville News, September 10, 2010: Study: Health coverage not reaching enough South Carolina kids
  "In 2008, eligibility in the Children's Health Insurance Program was increased from 150 percent of the federal poverty level to 200 percent so that children in a family of three earning up to $36,620 would be eligible..."
• Charlotte Observer, September 10, 2010: County cited for poor oversight of nonprofit
  "Mecklenburg County failed to properly oversee and hold accountable a nonprofit that handled more than $1.7million in federal dollars the past two years for a program that provided housing to people who were homeless, according to documents released Thursday."
• The Tennessean, September 10, 2010: Sex law may limit homeless shelters
  "A new state law that allows only two sexual offenders per address may have 'unintentional consequences' that cause a problem for homeless shelters, including Room in the Inn's brand-new, $13 million building."
• Bangor Daily News, September 10, 2010: Poverty hits rural Maine the hardest
  "Maine's poverty rate in 2008 was slightly below the national average, but the state's rural counties are at a much higher level, according to a study released Thursday."
• The Merced Sun-Star, September 10, 2010: Stimulus funds build Early Head Start class
  "For the first time ever, Merced County received $2.5 million in one-time American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to start new Early Head Start programs, a federally funded program that provides high quality child care for children aged infant to 3 in low-income families."
• The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 10, 2010: Study: Hispanics have big economic impact on region
  "The recent rhetoric against illegal immigration around the country - including that originating in Butler County - led Hispanic business leaders to commission a study to measure the economic effects of low-wage manual labor immigrants in Greater Cincinnati."
• The New York Times, September 9, 2010: Back in Class, the Theme Is: We Will Succeed With Less
  "Neidaly was once homeless and now lives with her parents, who she said were disabled, in public housing. She leaves that world behind when she goes to school, participating in activities like the sailing team (it sails near City Island) and taking in the aquaculture curriculum."
• The New York Times, September 9, 2010: Health Plan Won't Fuel Big Spending, Report Says
  "Cuts in Medicare spending, which start in the next few months, and a tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health plans, which takes effect in 2018, will largely offset the cost of expanding Medicaid and subsidizing private insurance for low-income people..."
• The Kansas City Star, September 9, 2010: Compared with other cities, KC is low-stress
  "We’re fairly affluent: Only 11 metros had lower rates of families living below the poverty level than the 7.6 percent in the Kansas City area. The lowest rate was 4.7 percent in Washington. The highest was 13.9 percent in Memphis, Tenn."
• The Boston Globe, September 9, 2010: Alarms on youth obesity in Mass.
  "The study, which reflects weight and height measurements for about 110,000 students, for the first time provides data on separate school districts and underscores the role of poverty and affluence in determining weight."
• Sacramento Bee, September 9, 2010: (Op-Ed) State must be forced to fund education
  "Not only are California's low-income students and students of color disproportionately underachieving, but even the children of white, affluent and college-educated parents lag significantly behind their peers from other states."
• Times-Picayune, September 9, 2010: Hunters to help feed the hungry
  "Now that he lives on the north shore, Adams said, he looked for a homeless shelter that would benefit from his Hunters for the Hungry campaign. Although there is no homeless shelter in St. Tammany, he did find a beneficiary nearby."
• Times-Picayune, September 9, 2010: Woman's legacy of love continues
  "'I think that sparked her interest in helping battered women,' Pittman said. 'She started off using our home in Marrero as a shelter for battered women and the homeless. At least 30 people, old and young, lived in our home over the years.'"
• Associated Press, September 9, 2010: Maine joins drug take-back program
  "The program would allow pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes to collect unopened prescription drugs that have not expired and redistribute them to low-income or elderly patients."
• South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 9, 2010: South Florida communities get $40 million in foreclosure aid
  "Communities will use it to buy, redevelop or demolish foreclosed properties. The local governments can sell or lease the renovated homes. Low- and moderate-income buyers may be eligible for down-payment and closing-cost assistance."
• PHI PolicyWorks, September 9, 2010: Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Passed in NY State
  "It will provide protections for about 270,000 domestic workers estimated to be working in New York State, including 200,000 domestic workers in New York City alone."
• The Asheville Citizen-Times, September 9, 2010: Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative and the Department of Veterans Affairs events to combat homelessness
  "Project Connect and Veterans Affairs' Stand Down events bring together nearly 50 area business and agencies under one roof. The events are sponsored by the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative and the Department of Veterans Affairs."
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, September 9, 2010: (Editorial) Ignorance comes cheap... at first
  "So there’s your education revenue stream: the nation’s lowest rates for one of the most stable sources of income, combined with some of the highest rates for the most volatile taxes on the lowest-income working families. Alabama’s tax base is, in effect, the working poor."
• Fort Collins Coloradoan, September 9, 2010: Waiting list grows longer even as more kids served
  "Cook was told that, even if she's high on the list, there is no guarantee her granddaughter would be enrolled in the program because there are factors that determine a child's priority in eligibility, such as poverty rates or having special needs, she said."
• Charlotte Observer, September 9, 2010: Myers Park clergy: Spread affordable housing, starting here
  "We've known it for 10 years. We have an affordable housing crisis in Charlotte that affects thousands of families: the working poor, the nurse, the teacher, the construction worker and those who are homeless and one step away from having a home."
• The San Luis Obispo Tribune, September 9, 2010: (Editorial) Credit goes to many for securing sewer funds
  "However, county officials are hoping to reduce that amount even further. They are trying to secure another low-interest loan from the state to finance the balance of the project, as well as additional grants and loans to benefit low-income residents in particular."
• Des Moines Register, September 9, 2010: Study: Cage-free eggs cost 40 percent more
  "The price increase would fall hardest on low-income consumers. But eggs are such a small part of shoppers' overall food bill that the impact consumers would be relatively small."
• FLORIDA TODAY, September 9, 2010: (Editorial) Brevard agencies, lawmakers should heed call on KidCare health insurance
  "KidCare is Florida's state and federally funded health insurance program for children of lower-income families. Enrollees don't have to be under the poverty line to qualify. Families of four earning no more than $44,100 a year may be eligible."
• The Marshfield News, September 9, 2010: Marshfield Dental Center to help low-income community
  "Marshfield Clinic dedicated its seventh low-income community dental clinic Wednesday afternoon. The 13,000-square-foot Marshfield Dental Center... houses 19 operatories, two wheelchair-accessible treatment rooms, a dentistry classroom and training space."
• The Associated Press, September 9, 2010: NM gives backpacks to homeless students
  "Nearly 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies and food are being distributed to homeless public school students around New Mexico."
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 9, 2010: $50 million to fix houses in Georgia
  "The $2 million awarded to Gwinnett County will help purchase and rehab approximately 30 homes, said Bill Kingsbury, that county's NSP director. Gwinnett, which purchased 71 homes with its initial allotment, is using the money to enhance low-income housing..."
• Brattleboro Reformer, September 9, 2010: Vt. settles complaint with Fla. payment processor
  "Janey, who pleaded poverty, will only have to pay $15,000 unless he's found to have lied about his financial condition."
• Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2010: U.S. smoking holds steady, the CDC says
  "Nearly half of those with a GED and a quarter of those with no high school diploma smoke, compared with only 6% of those with a college graduate degree. About 31% of smokers live below the poverty level."
• The Kansas City Star, September 8, 2010: (Editorial) Social Security: The firewall between aging with dignity and aging in financial desperation
  "Third, Social Security lifts retirees from poverty. In 2008, Social Security kept almost 36 percent of older Americans out of poverty. In Kansas, about 37.5 percent of the state’s 65-plus population was kept out of poverty because of Social Security."
• The Washington Times, September 8, 2010: D.C. mayor race defined by race
  "The third-place Democrat in the primary, Leo Alexander, said Monday that race will remain a huge issue in the predominantly black city until D.C. leaders address the "blatantly obvious" problems linked to abject poverty."
• Daily Times, September 8, 2010: Mobile pantry makes its rounds in Sussex
  "According to agency spokesperson Kim Kostes, the number of impoverished families in the state is growing. In 2002, the food bank distributed emergency food boxes to 88,400 people. Today, it serves more than 240,000 people each year."
• The Boston Globe, September 8, 2010: Many strong MCAS results Mass. students show strong gains in latest MCAS tests
  "At four grade levels, only one-third of low-income students are proficient in math. And Blood cautioned that more than one-third of third-graders, and over half of those from low-income families, are not proficient readers."
• The Boston Globe, September 8, 2010: From field to table in just a few steps
  "Since 2007, Brookwood has partnered with the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition to provide that community with fresh, local foods at affordable prices. But to keep those fruits and vegetables within reach of low-income customers, Brookwood must sell them at a loss..."
• Des Moines Register, September 8, 2010: Strapped park residents worry about rising rent
  "Georgia Ripley is blind in one eye, has a bum heart and juggles 13 medications daily that can cost as much as $747 a month. The 87-year-old... knows exactly what her retirement and Social Security will cover - and these days that's not much."
• Albuquerque Journal, September 8, 2010: (Op-Ed) Auto IRAs a Smart, But Depressing, Choice
  "Just a few days before the New Mexico Democrat rolled out his bill... a state report revealed more than 13 percent of New Mexicans age 65 or older live at or below the federal poverty line - on $10,830 a year."
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 8, 2010: Doctors take health talks to homeless women in shelter
  "The young couple from Ohio wanted to initiate a program to educate the homeless on health issues, and Gateway 180, the largest 24-hour emergency shelter for single women and families in Missouri, welcomed the idea."
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 8, 2010: At Arlington Life Shelter, start of school is time of need
  "The newly donated khaki pants, yellow polo shirt and superhero-themed sneakers that Josh Brando received from the Arlington Life Shelter to wear to Speer Elementary School don't change the fact that the 8-year-old is homeless."
• The Asheville Citizen-Times, September 8, 2010: (Op-Ed) Shelter from the storms of life
  "The Asheville Buncombe Homeless Initiative has a 10-year plan to eliminate homelessness in our community. Quite a challenge and well worth the effort. Lord knows we need them"
• Springfield News-Leader, September 8, 2010: Homeless shelter needed
  "A recent Point in Time Count in Christian County found only two homeless people on one day in late July, but committee members -- social workers, school liaisons and other advocates for the homeless -- say the problem is much greater."
• The New York Times, September 7, 2010: Republican Runs Street People on Green Ticket
  "Mr. Pearcy and other drifters and homeless people were recruited onto the Green Party ballot by a Republican political operative who freely admits that their candidacies may siphon some support from the Democrats."
• USA TODAY, September 7, 2010: Group gets homeless on feet and running
  "Torrey Brockman is glad to be running for himself instead of running from the police. An alcoholic and drug addict, Brockman, 35, checked into a drug rehabilitation center and found Back on My Feet, a running group for the homeless."
• Chicago Tribune, September 7, 2010: Activists shine light on poor education
  "For one day, the disparities in Illinois public education were on graphic display when a feisty state senator bused hundreds of low-income South Side students to the wealthy North Shore to "enroll" them in some of the highest-performing schools in Illinois."
• Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2010: Big changes for kindergarten?
  "Some critics question the long-term benefits of holding a child back, but the proposed changes in California would help level the playing field for low-income children and English learners, proponents say."
• The Miami Herald, September 7, 2010: In South Florida, more motorists ask judges for break on traffic tickets
  "'No one has extra money to pay speeding tickets,' said Di Ioia. 'But if you have someone who may be homeless, or who hasn't worked in two years, they're a good candidate for community service.'"
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 7, 2010: How the media shaped Katrina
  "Katrina was portrayed as a black disaster, when poor and working-class people of all races were left stranded. Lolis Eric Elie... says that where blacks were concerned, the media failed to connect poverty with the urban African American experience."
• Orlando Sentinel, September 7, 2010: Lower-wage jobs see fastest growth
  "'Driving growth off of low-wage jobs is no way to jump-start consumer demand,' said Annette Bernhardt, the worker-advocacy group's policy co-director and the author of the report."
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 7, 2010: Fort Worth man to represent U.S. at Homeless World Cup
  "The NTX Stars participate in Street Soccer USA, a national nonprofit outreach program designed to teach goal setting, commitment and accountability to those in the growing homeless community."
• The Daily News of Los Angeles, September 7, 2010: L.A. Dream Center expansion will help many hurt by recession
  "But he said the center plans to open eight new floors - including ones for emancipated foster youth, homeless families, college interns and volunteers - by spring, allowing the center to accommodate 1,250 residents."
• Jersey Journal, September 7, 2010: Homeless man wanting dog back told 'too late'
  "A homeless man whose dog was taken away by Jersey City's animal control officer is demanding the pet's return - but the pet has already been adopted, according to officials."
• Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2010: Food pantries are feeling the pinch
  "The St. Francis Center frequently runs out of fresh fruit and vegetables for the more than 200 downtown Los Angeles residents it serves each week, many of them families in low-income housing and elderly people."
• Chicago Sun Times, September 6, 2010: 26,000 Illinoisans put to work
  "Nationally, the Recovery Act's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families emergency fund provides training and work to young adults... -- and to adults who have a child. They also must be U.S. citizens with a household income level of less than 200 percent of the poverty level..."
• The Kansas City Star, September 6, 2010: Pay scale tilts downward for many
  "A private-sector study released last week by the National Employment Law Project found that recent job creation has been very bottom-heavy: Low-pay industries are the most likely to hire."
• The Boston Globe, September 6, 2010: A dose of compassion
  "I was medical director of Boston Healthcare for the Homeless. They were probably one of the most generously funded and resource-rich homeless programs in the country."
• Charlotte Observer, September 6, 2010: N.C. needed to pursue jobs program fervently
  "As part of the stimulus package, the federal government was willing to directly cover the wages of people who worked either for small businesses or local governments. Across the country, about 130,000 low-income adults got jobs. The program will expire at the end of September..."
• Daily Times, September 6, 2010: Sussex shelters receive federal funds
  "As homeless shelters statewide begin seeing more and more people affected by the economic crisis, funding is getting harder to come by."
• The Dallas Morning News, September 6, 2010: Cedars sets up housing charter
  "Residents in The Cedars, just south of downtown, won a battle this year against proposed housing for the homeless in their neighborhood. Now they have set strict guidelines for the kind of housing they will accept in the future."
• The News & Observer, September 6, 2010: School integration enters its 50th year
  "'What we're trying to do is build on the past 50 years,' Margiotta said. 'We're focusing on the education of all students. The low-income children have been deprived of a good education.'"
• The Daily News of Los Angeles, September 6, 2010: Child abuse reports up in L.A.
  "'I believe the recession and the stress caused by poverty, unemployment, homelessness and two or three families having to move into one home are all starting to take their toll,' Ploehn said."
• The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 6, 2010: Streetcar path lined with hope
  "For some of the biggest property owners along the planned Cincinnati streetcar route, the 8-mile line will deliver revitalized storefronts, rising property values... Others are worried that new development prospects will exclude or even harm some of the city's poorest residents..."
• The Washington Post, September 5, 2010: Taught lessons in cooking and confidence
  "In Central America, she found an unexpected career based on her skills as a serious home cook: teaching low-income women how to cook gourmet meals. As they learned to prepare meals, they seemed to develop a sense of confidence and self-worth."
• The New York Times, September 5, 2010: As Pay Falls, Losing Ground
  "Those borrowers with lower incomes or credit scores, or who have less than 30 percent equity in their homes, often cannot qualify for the lowest mortgage rates because lenders consider them to be riskier."
• The Boston Globe, September 5, 2010: Migrants say crossing through Ariz. worth the risk
  "Ortega knows risks. He is from Apatzingan in Michoacan, where drug gangs have shot federal agents and terrorized the impoverished farm town. Roberto Hernandez de Rosas... said his family paid a smuggler $1,500 to take him and his brother across the Arizona desert..."
• The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 5, 2010: More litigants doing own lawyering
  "They also provide referrals to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, another organization that does pro bono work for low-income people. The Atlanta Legal Aid Society prioritizes cases where the person is particularly vulnerable to domestic violence, disability or illness."
• Des Moines Register, September 5, 2010: More schools fall short of No Child Left Behind goals
  "The 2001 law aimed to discourage schools from writing off children who tend to fall behind, such as students who don't speak English at home, students with disabilities and low-income students."
• The Wichita Eagle, September 5, 2010: Wichita school district's medication policy questioned
  "Among those who support changing Wichita's policy is a former school nurse who said she was reprimanded several times for administering over-the-counter medications to students at a predominantly low-income elementary school."
• The Macon Telegraph, September 5, 2010: Some Middle Georgia farmers markets accepting EBT cards
  "Low-income residents in Middle Georgia and across the state will now have more access to fruits, vegetables and other food sold at farmers markets, thanks to a statewide effort that allows people to make purchases with their electronic benefit transfer cards."
• Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 5, 2010: Spalding's new book looks at the homeless
  "The book is based on interviews with homeless people, visits to homeless centers and 'through learning to dumpster dive for plastic bottles to create the ECO Shelter, furniture, a boat and other survival items,' according to a news release."
• Courier-Post, September 5, 2010: (Op-Ed) Economy has stung working class families in New Jersey
  "There is no doubt that this recession has hit middle- and lower-income families the hardest -- families that play by the rules, pay their taxes and depend on a steady paycheck. Our economy hinges on these families, and it is up to us to make sure that they stay working."
• The Commercial Appeal, September 5, 2010: (Op-Ed) Education hard, costly for students in poverty
  "MCS students are not lazy, and they're certainly not afraid of hard work. With 23.1 percent of people in Memphis living below the poverty level, just being able to get everything on their school supply list is a challenge for many students."
• The Dallas Morning News, September 5, 2010: Teach for America's use debated
  "And meanwhile, the Teach for America concept continues to be debated nationally, with disagreement on whether promising college graduates with only weeks of training can boost student performance in low-income communities."
• The Baltimore Sun, September 5, 2010: Community health centers to gain patients under health care reform
  "The federal government views such 'safety net' centers as an efficient way to bring primary care to low-income groups that include minorities and immigrants in urban and rural communities, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services..."
• Austin American-Statesman, September 5, 2010: Changing the game
  "The state has become increasingly dependent on instant scratch-off games, which today generate 75 cents of every lottery dollar. Yet such games are more likely to be played by 'less educated and lower income' residents, according to the Texas Lottery Commission's research."
• The Asheville Citizen-Times, September 4, 2010: Just Economics makes push for living wage in Asheville
  "Meath says her group is working with council now to have the ordinance strengthened to have the living wage indexed for inflation and extended to all city contract workers. 'The whole idea is that our tax dollars should be spent to support living wages, not poverty wages,' Meath says."
• The Bakersfield Californian, September 4, 2010: Child care slammed by economy, budget crisis
  "However, even if the state continues to fund child care for low-income families... troubles facing local preschools and day care centers are far from over. Unemployment and the slow economy have forced many families to consider other, perhaps cheaper alternatives..."
• Jersey Journal, September 4, 2010: Hudson's high joblessness tied to ed levels, poverty
  "Hudson County also has one of the highest poverty rates in the state. Between 2006 and 2008 it was at 12 percent while the state average was 7 percent and the national average 10 percent, according to ACS data."
• Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2010: All African-Americans who receive Section 8 aid in Antioch part of trial against city, federal judge rules
  "Section 8 is a federal rental-housing subsidy program for low-income people administered by the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County. Antioch has approximately 1,900 Section 8 rental units."
• Deseret Morning News, September 4, 2010: Parental conflicts more harmful than any disaster in the news
  "In America the fastest growing segment of the population in poverty is children and single mothers from divorce, separation or abandonment. A woman with two children, one in school, now has to go find a job to support her family even though she hasn't worked a day in her life."
• The New York Times, September 3, 2010: Santa Cruz Reduces Street Crime, but Its Model Is Not Cheap
  "Mike Rotkin, the Santa Cruz mayor, appeared at a March 1 public hearing in San Francisco to speak in favor of a 'sit-lie' ordinance to prevent loitering on sidewalks, one that critics have said unfairly singles out the homeless."
• Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2010: Green revolution comes to urban neighborhoods
  "Many residents of low-income neighborhoods say they've been left out of the environmental movement and that clean-tech businesses are avoiding urban neighborhoods while they pitch green advances elsewhere."
• The Washington Times, September 3, 2010: (Op-Ed) Who will sound wake-up alarm?
  "Washington, D.C., is killing itself. Record jobless rates. High illiteracy and homeless rates. Substance abuse is fueling crime... Most large urban areas have these problems, too. But when you add astronomical HIV/AIDS and poverty rates, the picture becomes grimmer."
• Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2010: A teachable moment
  "We're far past the point of allowing individual teachers to decide how much of the curriculum they want to impart, or sitting by while low-income students enter high school illiterate and without a basic grasp of multiplication."
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 3, 2010: Business group pledges $4 million in grants to aid 7 urban Catholic schools' endowments
  "Joe Garecht, BLOCS executive director, said in the past that the organization's primary focus was on raising scholarship funds to help low-income students attend Catholic schools."
• Congress weighs tax cuts, stimulus (The Desert Sun, September 3, 2010)
  "Along with tax cuts for middle- and low-income families, Obama said this week he would soon propose new measures to grow the economy and encourage hiring, including additional business tax cuts."
• Battle Creek Enquirer, September 3, 2010: New CEO hopes to build for future
  "The future president and chief executive officer for a program that helps low-income families become homeowners in Michigan stopped in Battle Creek on Thursday as part of a listening tour around the state."
• The Associated Press, September 3, 2010: Study: Milwaukee County has highest poverty rate
  "A report from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers says Milwaukee County has the highest poverty rate in the state."
• The Indianapolis Star, September 3, 2010: A home by the homeless
  "'Most people that are homeless just don't know how to manage,' said Pastor Rhonda Langston. 'That's a big problem in our city. We're a lot of starters and quitters here.'"
• Chillicothe Gazette, September 3, 2010: Housing grant contest goes to Internet voting
  "Homes of Hope... provides transitional housing for area homeless families who are motivated toward becoming self-sufficient. It also provides counseling, mentoring, life skills training and educational help and helps equip homeless parents with improved parenting skills."
• Des Moines Register, September 3, 2010: (Op-Ed) Bury bad idea for exploiting the poor
  "The indignities that accompany living in poverty... will continue even after death. Des Moines County intends to begin offering up the bodies of people dependent on county funeral assistance for medical experimentation before they can be buried or cremated. "
• The Desert Sun, September 3, 2010: Red Robin crew find homeless customer a place to call home
  "It did for one man who ambled into German Garberoglio's Red Robin in Rancho Mirage in February. The man, who did not wish to be identified, had gray hair, a beard, a limp and he was homeless, said Garberoglio, the restaurant's general manager."

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