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Urban Exile: Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Children, Education and the Economy

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 1, 2013 0

by Michael J. Brennan MICHIGANDERS ARE feeling the sting of a slow economic recovery — especially throughout Greater Detroit — and the lingering effects of the Great Recession are hitting families each night around the dinner table. As…

Urban Exile: Memorial Day Feasts Versus Every Day Childhood Hunger in Michigan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 31, 2011 1

by Erika McNamara A quick review of the menu for Memorial Day grill extravaganza left me wondering if hotdogs, short ribs, steak, and all of the side dishes that accompanied the main meat feast this year would all be enough. Well if it…