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	<title>Poverty &#8211; Middle Wisconsin</title>
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		<title>Food equity starts with farmers markets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know that many farmers markets around the state accept FoodShare? FoodShare, also known as SNAP, EBT, Quest card, and formerly known as Food Stamps, is one of the most effective government programs for lifting people out of poverty. Having area farmers markets process FoodShare helps low income Wisconsinites access healthy foods, and it helps out [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Options for Using EBT</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 05:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am an atypical American living in poverty. I am well-educated and highly skilled. I live in poverty due to the fact that my disability prevents me from holding a job. It is a challenge for me to commit the 10 hours per month to write and edit for this publication, and if I had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The road to poverty is paved with good intentions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 05:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last September, I wrote an article where I called for wage ratio limits as a better solution to income inequality than the minimum wage system. As a proposed increase to the minimum wage became part of the COVID Relief bill, then later scrapped, my subconscious pointed out a flaw in my thinking. I had a vivid dream [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Technically disabled</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Hascall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 05:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, I would like to introduce you to a man by the name of Jeff Davis. That is not exactly his name and I will not share where he lives, but understand that I have known him for the greater part of 20 years. Mr. Davis is nearly completely blind. Trying to explain what he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Still fighting for $15 minimum wage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the new administration sets in, I have a new hope for labor in our country. Newly elected President Biden promises a stand-alone bill to raise the minimum wage. “I’m prepared as the president of the United States on a separate negotiation on minimum wage to work my way up from what it is now,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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