WASHINGTON — The health food movement might have taken over public school lunches, but it hasn't trickled down enough to alter the contents of the country's vending machines.

MARION, Iowa (AP) -- Ashley Smith, a junior at Marion High School, said she's usually in a rush in the morning to get to school, so she grabs something to eat when she gets there. Breakfast would be a ...

It's encouraging to see a bill gaining favor in the General Assembly that would require schools to stock vending machines with healthier snacks. It would be even better if school boards decided on ...