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Proposed federal budget cuts raise questions, concerns over impact on local programs
Meals on Wheels among those facing shortfalls if plan is enacted
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Maurleen Thomas greets Meals on Wheels volunteer Doug Hanson as he arrives at her Talmo home recently on his route delivering meals to seniors. The proposed federal budget submitted to Congress would cut funding to the program.
East Hall resident Maurleen Thomas has nothing but high praise for Meals on Wheels, a nutrition program for seniors. “I could not afford the variety that they bring, and I could not prepare it even if I could afford it,” said the cancer survivor. “It’s just really been a blessing to me.”