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Readers Respond: School Lunches, Taxes and Civics

Apr 15th 2010 – 6:26PM
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(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...

Opinion: Colleges Get Failing Grades on Civics

Apr 8th 2010 – 5:23AM
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(April 8) -- On this day 97 years ago, the 17th Amendment was ratified, changing the way we elect senators. Not that many college students would know anything about it, either when they get to college or when they graduate. For the past five years, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute has tried to measure how well...

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