Every month, more than 170,000 Missouri children receive : a free, age-appropriate book in the mail — from the time they were born until they turn five. No cost. No catch. Just a book, chosen with care, delivered to their door. Missouri lawmakers just voted to cut the funding that makes this effort possible by more than half.

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Fresher, less processed school food sounds like an answered prayer to parents—but nutrition directors warn there's a hard reality behind the headlines: doing it well costs money most districts don't have.