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    May 8, 2017
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    Commentary: Positive changes for school lunches
    Last week, the most popular article on agweek.com was the announcement of U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue's rollback of school lunch regulations...
    opinionMay 8, 2017 - 7:44am
    December 19, 2016
    Students eat lunch on Monday in the cafeteria at Longfellow Elementary School in Mitchell. The cafeteria will see cosmetic changes during Spring Break next semester. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
    Mitchell Schools to enhance cafeteria spaces as student breakfast and lunch participation grow
    Make way for more cafes and restaurants within the Mitchell School District. As a part of the annual goals for the school district, the Mitchell...
    newsDecember 19, 2016 - 6:25pm
    September 16, 2015
    OPINION: Back to school lunch reform
    It's back to school, and for most South Dakota students, that means back to school lunches. Once again this year, schools are facing even more stringent restrictions regarding what they can put on our kids' plates. As a mom, I think it's gone too far. I want to do everything I can...
    opinion/columnsSeptember 16, 2015 - 9:05am
    July 5, 2015
    LETTER: School lunch increase is too much
    To the Editor: I just read where the school lunches are going up in price. This is causing a lot of pain for Mitchell families and especially those with three, four or five children. You cannot justify this huge raise. Most parents will now send lunch with their kids. Most people...
    opinion/lettersJuly 5, 2015 - 11:47am
    November 18, 2014
    Noem makes another push-back against school lunch reform
    The school nutrition reforms passed in 2010 after much lobbying by First Lady Michelle Obama are costing too much and should be rolled back, Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., and 41 other U.S. House members say. The group wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...
    newsNovember 18, 2014 - 9:37pm
    May 22, 2014
    OPINION: Congress half-baked on school lunch
    For the billions spent on the National School Lunch Program, taxpayers should expect schools not to feed their children junk.
    opinion/editorialsMay 22, 2014 - 2:26pm
    May 21, 2014
    Michelle Obama will fight healthy school lunch rollback
    By Tom Hamburger and Kimberly Kindy WASHINGTON — Sounding a new aggressive tone, fi rst lady Michelle Obama vowed in a private conference call on Monday to fi ght industry efforts at rolling back healthy school-lunch standards, an issue that could come up for a vote on Capitol...
    news/nationMay 21, 2014 - 7:59am
    May 13, 2014
    Noem makes another push-back against school lunch reform
    The school nutrition reforms passed in 2010 after much lobbying by First Lady Michelle Obama are costing too much and should be rolled back, Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., and 41 other U.S. House members say. The group wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 13, 2014 - 10:30pm
    OUR VIEW: Stand up for our kids and support healthy school lunches
    We've heard the complaints about the new school lunches. The kids don't like the healthier food. The kids don't get enough to eat. Too...
    opinion/editorialsMay 13, 2014 - 9:26pm
    Rising costs crunch school food service budget
    The Mitchell School District's food service program is struggling to cover its increased costs that came from the new federal guidelines for school lunches. That was the focal point of a discussion by the Mitchell Board of Education when it took its first look at the $16 million...
    newsMay 13, 2014 - 6:42am
    March 24, 2014
    Quinn Brooks, 8, a second-grader at L.B. Williams Elementary in Mitchell, picks through his rice and beans to eat the black beans at Monday's lunch time. Brooks said Monday that he really does not like the rice, but the "black beans are awesome." (Sean Ryan/The Daily Republic)
    School lunches changing in Mitchell
    Whole grains, proteins, fruits and vegetables. Those always have been staples of a well-rounded meal, and the Mitchell School District is trying...
    newsMarch 24, 2014 - 10:54pm
    March 18, 2014
    "Lunch Hour" takes a close look at what kids eat at school and how that food gets to the table. (Birdstreet Productions)
    'Lunch Hour' reveals the empty calories of school meals
    "Lunch Hour" seeks to wake up viewers to the national epidemic of unhealthy eating and how the school lunch program is creating a new generation...
    lifestyle/foodMarch 18, 2014 - 10:09am
    January 2, 2014
    USDA relaxes school lunch rules after backlash
    Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., calls for Congress to put changes into law.
    news/nationJanuary 2, 2014 - 9:48pm
    December 4, 2013
    NOEM: Time to serve up better school lunch standards
    As all parents know, no two kids are exactly alike. I have three kids. Kassidy takes after her father. She is a natural-born athlete. Kennedy, on the other hand, is more like me. She plays sports too, but she’s a little scrappier than her sister. And Booker — well, he has more...
    opinion/columnsDecember 4, 2013 - 3:35pm
    December 3, 2013
    VIDEO: Noem on Fox talking about her school lunch bill
    Kristi Noem on "Fox & Friends" Monday morning talking about her Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act.
    newsDecember 3, 2013 - 11:03am
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