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Three or four years ago this column included the reprint of an article published in the Express in the mid 1930s.  
Our board of supervisors, in the heart of the Great Depression, initiated a county welfare program intended to buy a few basic food items for those in need.  
The supervisors felt it imperative that the bit of money available go to those most deserving, therefore established a set of rigid standards.  

February makes us think about hearts. Last week was Valentine's Day and this year Congress asked the president to designate February as “American Heart Month”.
Do you remember giving valentines when you were in elementary grades? Red construction paper, doilies, glue and crepe paper were hot February items adjusting teacher's lessons plans.
If you didn't purchase valentines, you wiggled your scissors along a folded piece of paper to make certain each classmate received a valentine's card from you.  

I was lucky enough to be in the crowd for a presentation from a Montgomery County Memorial Hospital dietitician who was discussing eating habits in America.
She revealed results of a recent survey regarding vegetable consumption.
But first, she asked the crowd what we thought would be the most frequent responses to the question “What vegetbales do you routinely include in your diet?”
Green beans were immediately mentioned.
Nope.
How about tomatoes? Sorry.

For those who gave last week’s quotes quiz a try, here are the answers:
1. Mark Twain said he’d prefer heaven for the climate, hell for the company. If you picked W.C Fields you were close. He claimed he would have said it if Twain hadn’t.  
2. It was Ben Franklin who cautioned against young doctors and old barbers. One lacks experience, the other tends to be shaky.