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Hunger on the rise in Vermont

Published: November 24, 2009 8:19 AM
By The Associated Press  LISA RATHKE (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadReport shows 12 percent of Vt. households lack consistent access to nutritious food

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BARRE, Vt. (AP) — A federal government report ranking Vermont the sixth hungriest state in the country may come as a surprise to many, but officials say they have seen signs the problem is growing in Vermont.

In the new report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said 12 percent of Vermont households struggled to get enough food on the table in 2008, and one in 20 Vermonters was "severely hungry,"...

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