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Illustration: Unhealthy for children by John Camejo for The Washington Times

JOHNSON: Enough to make you lose your appetite

By Beth Johnson - The Washington Times

Clearer labeling of meat additives proposed

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

‘Healthier’ school lunch at what cost?

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this April 16, 2010, file photo, Gary Niemeyer finishes planting 1,550 acres of corn on his farm in Auburn, Ill. (Associated Press)

U.S. corn reserves expected to fall to 15-year low

Associated Press

A customer shops for produce in a Walmart in Alexandria. A heightened consumer interest in produce grown nearby has led to popular use of "local" on displays and menus. The trend can be misleading. Walmart stores, for example, label produce "local" if it is from the same state where it is sold. (Associated Press)

‘Locally grown’ food not the same for everyone

Associated Press

Feds say: Eat your fruits, veggies

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

New guidelines would make school lunches healthier

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Associated Press photographs
Ousted federal employee Shirley Sherrod addresses a black journalists convention Thursday in San Diego. She said she would take legal action against blogger Andrew Breitbart.

Sherrod vows to sue Breitbart

By Kathryn Watson - The Washington Times

Sherrod says she’d love to talk race with Obama

By Ben Evans and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Black USDA official forced to quit, she says

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House bill would make school lunches healthier

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Pakistani bank’s ex-chief fights extradition

By Jeffrey Anderson

Senate rejects wildfire funds for D.C. parks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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