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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: Tohono O'odham reservation police officers and US Border Patrol agents (red tee shirts)  process the bodies of undocumented immigrants found in the desert southeast of Sells, the capitol of the Tohono O'odham reservation, near Tucson, AZ. Six immigrants were found dead in the desert in one day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: Tohono O'odham reservation police officers and US Border Patrol agents (red tee shirts)  process the bodies of undocumented immigrants found in the desert southeast of Sells, the capitol of the Tohono O'odham reservation, near Tucson, AZ. Six immigrants were found dead in the desert in one day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: Tohono O'odham reservation police officers process the scene of the death of an undocumented immigrant in the desert west of Sells, the capitol of the Tohono O'odham reservation, southwest of Tucson, AZ. Six immigrants were found dead in the desert in one day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz  PHOTO ILLUSTRATION, MANIPULATED WITH SOFTWARE
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz  PHOTO ILLUSTRATION, MANIPULATED WITH SOFTWARE
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  • 05 MAY 2003 -- SELLS, AZ: People presumed to be undocumented immigrants jump out of a moving car and run into the desert while being pursued by a Tohono O'Odham tribal police officer on AZ Highway 86 west of Sells, AZ, the capital of Tohono OOdham Indian Reservation, May 5, 2003. The officer tried to pull over the car for a traffic violation and the car sped off, after a short pursuit, the driver of the car swerved onto the right of way and the five occupants of the car jumped out and ran into the nearby desert. Such tactics are frequently used by immigrant smugglers trying to evade capture. The Tohono OOdham reservation covers a vast expanse of Southern Arizona and has a 70 mile border with Mexico. In recent years the reservation has been flooded with undocumented immigrants who pass through the reservation on their way north to Phoenix, AZ, and other cities in the US. About 1,500 undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico, cross the reservation, which has more land than the state of Delaware,  every day. According to the tribal government, the tribal police department spends about 60 percent of its resources dealing with crime created by the undocumented immigrants. Many times tribal police officers have to wait hours for the US Border Patrol to respond to calls to pick up undocumented immigrants. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: A cowboy drinks a beer while he talks to his tame cow in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ:  A cowboy throws a calf to the ground before branding it in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys brand calves in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys inoculate and brand calves in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: Tohono O'odham reservation police officers process the scene of the death of an undocumented immigrant in the desert west of Sells, the capitol of the Tohono O'odham reservation, southwest of Tucson, AZ. Six immigrants were found dead in the desert in one day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: Tohono O'odham reservation police officers process the scene of the death of an undocumented immigrant in the desert west of Sells, the capitol of the Tohono O'odham reservation, southwest of Tucson, AZ. Six immigrants were found dead in the desert in one day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2003 - SELLS, AZ: A Tohono O'odham police sargeant starts the search for an undocumented immigrant feared lost in the desert west of the reservation capitol, Sells, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation southwest of Tucson, AZ. The immigrant, and five other undocumented immigrants were found dead in the desert during the search.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2003 -- SELLS, AZ: People presumed to be undocumented immigrants jump out of a moving car and run into the desert while being pursued by a Tohono O'Odham tribal police officer on AZ Highway 86 west of Sells, AZ, the capital of Tohono OOdham Indian Reservation, May 5, 2003. The officer tried to pull over the car for a traffic violation and the car sped off, after a short pursuit, the driver of the car swerved onto the right of way and the five occupants of the car jumped out and ran into the nearby desert. Such tactics are frequently used by immigrant smugglers trying to evade capture. The Tohono OOdham reservation covers a vast expanse of Southern Arizona and has a 70 mile border with Mexico. In recent years the reservation has been flooded with undocumented immigrants who pass through the reservation on their way north to Phoenix, AZ, and other cities in the US. About 1,500 undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico, cross the reservation, which has more land than the state of Delaware,  every day. According to the tribal government, the tribal police department spends about 60 percent of its resources dealing with crime created by the undocumented immigrants. Many times tribal police officers have to wait hours for the US Border Patrol to respond to calls to pick up undocumented immigrants. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: A cowboy selects his horse in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboy hats and jackets hang on a coat rack in the ranch house on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys around the campfire on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys talk about their herd of  cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys watch their friends work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ:  Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ:  Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys put an ear tag on a calf  in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MAY  2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral  on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER distributes meals at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: People leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: People leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a handful of tomatoes at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JOAN ALLSUT picks up food for a family she is helping in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A volunteer puts out fruit juice in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Volunteers set up the food pantry at Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Volunteers set up the food pantry at Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE puts meals into a bin at the Mitchellville Library. Volunteers will deliver the meals to homebound residents of the town. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER and CORDELL PACE package meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER distributes meals at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: SCOTT EVENSON, a former professional chef, prepares the meal for the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: GARY HOLSTAD eats dinner at the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: NICHOLAS FRIEDGES gets a salad at the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: DIANE WILLIAMS, from Farmington, gets a salad at the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. She said she used to shop for groceries at the now closed grocery store in Farmington, but now someone has to bring her groceries to her from store in Lakeville. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: DIANE WILLIAMS, from Farmington, gets a salad at the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. She said she used to shop for groceries at the now closed grocery store in Farmington, but now someone has to bring her groceries to her from store in Lakeville. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: Pastor KAREN EVENSON, right, talks to volunteers before the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. She is the minister at the church. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: SCOTT EVENSON, a former professional chef, prepares the meal for the community dinner at Faith Church, a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: Volunteers at the community dinner at Faith Church, work in the kitchen before the dinner. Faith Church is a United Methodist Church in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. The dinner is sponsored by Loaves & Fishes, a Christian organization that provides food for community dinners and foodbanks. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." In January, Faith Church started serving the weekly meals as a response to the store's closing. About 125 people per week attend the meal at the church, which is just a few blocks from the closed grocery store. The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: The closed Family Fresh Market grocery store Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb, the population has doubled since the 2000 census. The Family Fresh Market, Farmington's only grocery store, closed in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: The closed Family Fresh Market grocery store Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb, the population has doubled since the 2000 census. The Family Fresh Market, Farmington's only grocery store, closed in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2020 - FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA: Suburban development in Farmington, MN, about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Farmington, with a population of 21,000, is a farming community that has become a Twin Cities suburb, the population has doubled since the 2000 census. The city lost its only grocery store, a Family Fresh Market, in December, 2019. The closing turned the town into a "food desert." The USDA defines food deserts as having at least 33% or 500 people of a census tract's population in an urban area living 1 mile from a large grocery store or supermarket. Grocery chains Hy-Vee and Aldi both own land in Farmington but they have not said when they plan to build or open stores in the town.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: The water tower of the edge of town in Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: MARK WARNER (center) owner of the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield, MN, talks to a shopper in the grocery section. Butterfield is a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: CONNIE BRAATEN, who has lived in Butterfield since 2003, walks through the grocery section at the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield. She used to shop in St. James, MN, about 10 miles away. Butterfield is a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: CONNIE BRAATEN, who has lived in Butterfield since 2003, walks through the grocery section at the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield. She used to shop in St. James, MN, about 10 miles away. Butterfield is a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: CONNIE BRAATEN, who has lived in Butterfield since 2003, walks through the grocery section at the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield. She used to shop in St. James, MN, about 10 miles away. Butterfield is a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: KATIE HENDERSON, from St. James, MN., walks through the grocery section of the Butterfield True Value hardware store. She works in the Butterfield Post Office and came into the True Value to get some butter. Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: The Asian foods section at the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: Advertisements in the window at the True Value Hardware Store in Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: Downtown Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2020 - BUTTERFIELD, MINNESOTA: The site of the former grocery store, now an empty lot, in Butterfield, MN, a farming community of about 500 people 130 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The town has been a "food desert" for 10 years after its only grocery store closed in 2010. Barb Mathistad Warner and Mark Warner purchased the True Value store in Butterfield in December, 2018 and started selling groceries in the store in May, 2019. For residents of Butterfield going to a grocery store meant driving 10 miles to St. James, MN, or 20 miles to Windom, MN, the two nearest communities with grocery stores. The USDA defines rural food deserts as having at least 500 people in a census tract living 10 miles from a large grocery store or supermarket. There is a convenience store in Butterfield, but it sells mostly heavily processed, unhealthy snack foods that are high in fat, sugar, and salt.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a handful of chilies at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A woman picks up a box of cereal at the pantry in the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Peanut butter in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man looks into his shopping bag in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son leave the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: A man and his son look for cereal in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: Donated tomatoes and chilies in the pantry at the Heritage Word of Life Church. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: JERRY BUTLER picks up his lunch at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: FILIPINA SILVER packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - MITCHELLVILLE, IOWA: CORDELL PACE packages meals for distribution at the Mitchellville Library. There is no grocery store in Mitchellville, a small community in eastern Polk County. It doesn't qualify as a "food desert" under USDA guidelines because there are grocery stores within 10 miles in neighboring communities, but based on state data, Mitchellville is the poorest community in Polk County (which includes the Des Moines metropolitan area). The Mitchellville zip code has the lowest per capita income in Polk County. Many people don't own cars and can't get to neighboring communities to buy groceries. The library in Mitchellville has made arrangements with a neighboring community to serve hot meals. Every day someone from the Mitchellville library picks up hot meals from a nearby town and distributes them in the library. Heritage Word of Life, a church across the street from Library, has a food pantry in their Fellowship Room where people can pick up fresh vegetables, staples, and hygiene needs.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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