David Weinberg is a reporter on Marketplace's Sustainability Desk.

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Stricter school lunch nutrition standards reduce childhood obesity: Study

School lunch programs with stricter nutrition standards may be helping to reduce obesity in children, especially those who receive free or reduced lunches.
Posted In: Health, Education, food and drink, kids
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J.C. Penney CEO gets the boot, but were his ideas really that bad?

J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has been given the boot after just 17 months as head of the struggling department store chain.
Posted In: JC Penney, JCpenney, Ron Johnson, Retail
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Public-private university salary gap widens: Report

Given the dismal outlook of State budgets across the country, public universities will have to find a way to compete for talent with fewer resources than their private counterparts.
Posted In: higher education, salary, Education
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Record profits! Is Fannie Mae out of the woods?

After losing $166 billion in four years, Fannie Mae reported a $17 billion profit for 2012 -- a record.
Posted In: housing market, Fannie Mae
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Confused by immigration politics? Explaining the 'prevailing wage'

Key business and labor groups have agreed to a temporary worker plan that may result in political compromise. The deal hinges on paying a "prevailing wage."
Posted In: illegal immigrants, Immigration, prevailing wage
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Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)

Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
Posted In: gas prices, gas, Environment, EPA
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'Right-to-work' arrives for Michigan's unions

Michigan's new 'right-to-work' law goes into effect, stripping unions in the state of many protections and privileges.
Posted In: right to work, Michigan, Labor Unions
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The Easter Bunny comes bearing toys these days

The toy industry has gradually made inroads on Easter, one of the least commercial holidays. But Santa Claus shouldn't feel threatened quite yet.
Posted In: Easter, Retail, holiday
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Spotify's future streaming plan: Less Pandora, more Netflix?

Music streaming hasn’t turned out to be the big money maker Spotify hoped for. So now the question for Spotify is what else it could stream. Videos are a proven way to get people paying for content.
Posted In: Music, music streaming, spotify
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Pro-gay marriage PAC's lure moderate Republicans

However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC's are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.
Posted In: Supreme Court, gay marriage, gay rights

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