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11.17.2009 9:01 pm

Hunger, a Third World problem, affects a sixth of the U.S.

A volunteer at a St. Charles County food pantry looks over empty shelves.

A volunteer at a St. Charles County food pantry looks over empty shelves.

The number of Americans without enough to eat has reached the highest level since the federal government began keeping track 14 years ago.
About 49 million people — including…

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06.26.2009 3:33 pm

Area woman named worst person in the world

Cynthia Davis enjoying what surely is a rare restaurant meal.

Cynthia Davis enjoying what surely is a rare restaurant meal (2001 Post-Dispatch photo by David Carson).

Thanks, in part, to a recent Post-Dispatch editorial, Missouri state Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O’Fallon, was the subject of Keith Olbermann’s scorn this week on his…

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06.15.2009 9:00 pm

Oblivious to the needs of Missouri’s hungry children

State Rep. Cynthia Davis offers a tip to hungry families.

State Rep. Cynthia Davis offers a tip to hungry families.

State Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O’Fallon, is staking out a strong position on child hunger: She’s for it.
“Hunger can be a positive motivator,” she notes in the latest edition of her newsletter.
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03.03.2009 9:03 pm

Tea party? Bring food

Carpenters District Council maintains a food pantry. Christian Gooden|Post-Dispatch

Carpenters District Council keeps a food pantry for unemployed members at its headquarters. Christian Gooden|Post-Dispatch

Perhaps as many as a thousand St. Louisans gathered at the Arch grounds last Friday Saturday to stage a “tea party,” protesting President Barack Obama’s extraordinary stimulus…

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