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May 21, 2013
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Eating well on a budget challenging, not impossible
For those living on a limited income, making healthy food choices can be doubly challenging, and children from low-income households face additional health risks. According to Feeding America, a n...
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Healthy Kids
Portion sizing; focus on fruits and vegetables; reducing sugar helpful in boosting nutrition
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Healthy Kids
Sports offer opportunities for exercise; students focus on healthy choices
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Healthy Kids
Macon County not immune to childhood weight issues
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A very rare healthy American chestnut is pictured in Jackson County, Tenn. This is one of the largest surviving trees in the South, though it has been marked by blight. The species had been dominant in the region until a blight caused by an Asian fungus began killing them in New York in the early 1900s. The blight reached Highlands in the 1920s, virtually eliminating chestnuts from the forest. Photo courtesy of The American Chestnut Foundation.
Restoring Chestnuts
Scientists hope to help American chestnuts someday beat the blight
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<em>Highlands, NC- </em>From 1932 to 1984, Helen’s Barn provided entertainment to generations of Highlands residents and visitors. The barn was open for dancing as many as five nights each week. Photo courtesy of Highlands Historical Society.
Dancing the night away
For 50 years, Helen’s Barn was a gathering place for the community
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