York-based Difference in Action gains momentum in search for food security solutions PARKER GARLOUGHYork News-Times Oct 2, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Difference in Action founder Kerry Hoffschneider poses with “Hope Stories for the Heartland,” the book she wrote. 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'It's just frustrating': Football parents ask LPS to restore postgame interactions Lincoln Public School parents say they're being deprived of important postgame moments under the district's current policy for athletes to go …
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