Poverty Dispatch - September 29, 2008

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• People Living in Poverty - Minnesota, South Carolina
• Homelessness and Housing - Nashville, TN
• Food Stamp Program Enrollment
• Schools and Child Poverty
• Detroit Public Schools Enrollment Rate
• Child Care Costs and Subsidies - Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota
• Sex Education and Teenage Pregnancy - Montana
• Prisoner Re-entry, Training, and Education
• Study: Minimum Wage Increase and Job Loss
• Editorials: Poverty Measurement in the U.S.
• Opinions: Hunger and Food Assistance Programs
• U.N. Millennium Development Goals and Entrepreneurs
• Poverty and Disease

Today's Articles:

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People Living in Poverty - Minnesota, South Carolina

Medical bills drive many into poverty. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune. September 28, 2008.
 

Struggling with poverty. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Glenn Smith, Charleston Post and Courier. September 28, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and Housing - Nashville, TN

Health needs may dictate housing for homeless. (NASHVILLE, TN) Read Article
By Rachel Stults, The Tennessean. September 25, 2008.
 

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Food Stamp Program Enrollment

More Americans on food stamps but say it's not enough. Read Article
By Patrick McGee, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 2008.
 

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Schools and Child Poverty

Local schools face federal fund cuts for needy students. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Jenna Cho, The Day. September 29, 2008.
 

Broward sees rise in free school meals as poverty level rises. (MIAMI, FL) Read Article
By Nirvi Shah, Miami Herald. September 27, 2008.
 

Anxiety trickles down to children. Read Article
By Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel. September 23, 2008.
 

Deficits plague some school lunch programs in state. (CONNECTICUT) Read Article
By Don Stacom, Hartford Courant. September 29, 2008.
 

Area schools feel financial pinch on meals. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jani Kinton, Mansfield News Journal. September 29, 2008.
 

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Detroit Public Schools Enrollment Rate

DPS sees record drop in students. (DETROIT, MI) Read Article
By Jennifer Mrozowski, Detroit News. September 26, 2008.
 

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Child Care Costs and Subsidies - Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota

Child care study finds Ind. behind most states. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Ken Kusmer (Associated Press), Indianapolis Star. September 25, 2008.
 

Mid-Valley parents struggle amid day-care deficit. (OREGON) Read Article
By Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal. September 28, 2008.
 

Child care still shortchanged. (MINNESOTA) Read Article
By Lori Sturdevant, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. September 22, 2008.
 

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Sex Education and Teenage Pregnancy - Montana

Election puts sex education back in spotlight. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Kristen Cates, Great Falls Tribune. September 28, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry, Training, and Education

Some of state’s best schools are behind bars. (SOUTH CAROLINA) Read Article
By Ron Barnett, Greenville News. September 28, 2008.
 

Michigan prison diplomas aim to cut crime. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Marisa Schultz, Detroit News. September 29, 2008.
 

Prison job fair gives inmates a rehearsal for life outside. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Dan Benson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 28, 2008.
 

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Study: Minimum Wage Increase and Job Loss

Did wage hike cost 160,000 jobs? Read Article
By Keith Roysdon, Muncie Star Press. September 26, 2008.
 

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Editorials: Poverty Measurement in the U.S.

After decades of aid, the poor are among us in uncertain numbers. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Wilmington News Journal. September 28, 2008.
 

Rethink poverty calculation. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Lakeland Ledger. September 27, 2008.
 

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Opinions: Hunger and Food Assistance Programs

No rescue for the hungry. (Opinion) Read Article
By Joel Berg, Washington Post. September 28, 2008.
 

Going hungry in Delaware. (Opinion) Read Article
By Patricia D. Beebe and Nicholas A. Mirkay, Wilmington News Journal. September 28, 2008.
 

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U.N. Millennium Development Goals and Entrepreneurs

Fighting poverty makes business sense to companies. Read Article
By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times. September 26, 2008.
 

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Poverty and Disease

End to malaria deaths may be near, world leaders say. Read Article
By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2008.
 

Disparity of disease. (Opinion) Read Article
By Peter Hotez, Baltimore Sun. September 29, 2008.
 

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