Opinion

The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., on the invisible department (Sept. 9):
Introducing the State Department’s budget request earlier this year, Secretary of State John Kerry quoted Vice President Joe Biden as saying, “Don’t tell me what you value — show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”

The Gadsden (Ala.) Times on school districts, students rejecting healthier lunches (Sept. 3):
Who turns down free money? Some school districts across the United States are, with a rousing “Enough!” to the National School Lunch Program and its new emphasis on healthier fare.
The NSLP spends $11 billion a year on reimbursing schools for meals served and giving them access to lower-priced food.