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The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, leaving districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. The problem is not a shortage of milk itself, but the cardboard cartons used to package and serve it, according to dairy industry suppliers and state officials. Pactiv Evergreen of Lake Forest, Illinois, which bills itself as “the leading manufacturer of fresh food and beverage packaging in North America” acknowledged in a statement Friday that it “continues to face significantly higher than projected demand” for its milk cartons.

Maj. Matt Ciancarelli (left), the Civil Affairs Group officer for 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, talks to one of the teachers of the Kharko School, Garmsir, Afghanistan, just before the opening ceremony Dec. 27, 2009. The Marines of the CAG, 2/2, helped hold an opening ceremony for the school after 45 days of repairs and five years of closure due to earlier fighting in the area. (U.S. Marines photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson) Ayoub Omar (left), assistant district governor of Garmsir, Afghanistan, hands a key over to and shakes the hand of Habib Omar, the head of the...

I wrote my Rep John Culberson here in Texas. I asked that we protect the free expression of religion on public property. I feel it is important because our Forefathers gave us God given rights (Inalienable rights). If God is removed from public view, who will remember that we have God given rights and no man or government can take these rights away? It is important to show that we are not pleased with a Judge or anyone who rules over our God given rights. My Congressman wrote back and said he is a cosponsor of H J Res 57....

"U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, promoting his life-long passion for the U.S. Constitution, has inserted into a massive federal spending bill a requirement that schools devote at least part of a day each year to teaching about the document," according to the Los Angeles Times. "The provision applies to all schools, elementary through college, that receive federal aid. Education groups worry the provision could be the opening wedge in a campaign by Washington to influence what schools teach." In the Cato Handbook for Congress, David Salisbury, director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom, writes: "The U.S. Constitution gives Congress no authority...