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  • Proposed Cuts Could Impact Queens’ School Lunch Program (Liberal Barf Alert)

    05/01/2003 5:29:05 PM PDT · by I_Love_My_Husband · 14 replies · 290+ views
    Queens Chronicle ^ | 5/1/03 | Jessica Bruder
    Proposed Cuts Could Impact Queens’ School Lunch Program by Jessica Bruder, Chronicle Correspondent May 01, 2003 It’s Friday afternoon at Long Island City’s PS 166, and a girl is nibbling on a pizza crust while waiting in line to throw away her lunch tray. All around her, the cafeteria buzzes while kids eat their lunches, many provided by the government.    Four out of five children at PS 166, 948 out of 1,164 students in all, are considered poor enough to qualify for federally funded school lunch. But according to child advocates, many of them risk losing their subsidized meals if...