By Mark | September 15, 2012
As I’ve mentioned before, I was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the day before Robert Kennedy arrived there to begin his tour of Appalachia. I don’t know that it explains why, over the course of my life, I’ve been so drawn to Kennedy, but it’s an odd coincidence, I think, and I find it hard to […]
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By Mark | November 16, 2009
According to a new report released today, 49 million Americans lack adequate access to healthy food. Here’s a clip from the article in the Washington Post: The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government has been keeping track, according […]
