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Readers Respond: School Lunches, Taxes and Civics

(April 15) -- Editor's note: Below is a sampling of reader feedback we received to op-eds published on AOL News over the past week. The comments have been edited for length and clarity. What's Wrong With School Lunches? by Laura Vanderkam I just wanted to say "thank you" for your article. People love to complain about...

SC Lt. Gov. Compares Poor to 'Stray Animals'

(Jan. 25) – Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer – a Republican candidate to replace Mark Sanford as governor of South Carolina – is under fire for remarks he made about people who get government aid. "My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You...

Meat Standards: Fast Food Beats Schools

(Dec. 9) -- If you have kids, here's something to mull the next time you're deciding whether to pack them a lunch: USA Today has a report out Wednesday morning showing that fast-food standards for meat exceed those for public schools. McDonald's and Burger King, it turns out, test ground beef for bacteria "five to 10 times...