The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

During the week I talked to a representative for actor Jeff Bridges' food program, No Kid Hungry. This non-profit has done something different, partnering with several "good-for-you-food" companies who together donate their profits in sales to American kids who don't get enough to eat each day.

It's an alarming statistic, really, just how many kids are not getting enough to eat today. As the numbers and the US regions in concern were brought to my attention, I kept thinking about the 1950's and early 60's, the last time American donations fed the starving Ozark and Blue Mountain communities...