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ByLisaCornwell The Associated Press DAYTON, OHIO AVeterans Affairs hospital employee and a retired worker were struggling over a gun in a break room Monday when the firearm went off, lead- ing to the employee's shoot- ing and the retiree's arrest, police said. The victim, a 61-year-old man, was shot once in the an- kle, said Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl. The suspect, Neil Moore, 59, was taken into custody after seeking psychiatric treatment at a different hospital a few miles away, Biehl said. "Somehow he was able to get from here to there," the chief said. The suspect and victim apparently knew each other, but it was too soon to deter- mine what led to the shoot- ing, Biehl said. Authorities said there were three wit- nesses to the shooting. Moore worked in house- keeping before retiring, said Glenn Costie, chief executive of the hospital. He did not have any other details about Moore's employment history. The shooting, during the lunch hour in the basement of the hospital's main build- ing in the service and oper- ations area, caused a lock- down at the hospital as FBI agents searched the com- plex. OHIO 1 hurt in vet hospital shooting By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON A narrowly divided Supreme Court up- held decidedly Christian prayers at the start of lo- cal council meetings on Monday, declaring them in line with long national tra- ditions though the country has grown more religiously diverse. The content of the prayers is not significant as long as they do not denigrate non- Christians or try to win con- verts, the court said in a 5-4 decision backed by its con- servative majority. Though the decision split the court along ideological lines, the Obama administra- tion backed the winning side, the town of Greece, N.Y., out- side of Rochester. The outcome relied heav- ily on a 1983 decision in which the court upheld an opening prayer in the Ne- braska Legislature and said prayer is part of the nation's fabric, not a vio- lation of the First Amend- ment's guarantee of free- dom of religion. Writing for the court on Monday, Justice Anthony Kennedy said that forcing clergy to scrub the prayers of references to Jesus Christ and other sectarian religious figures would turn officials into censors. "The inclusion of a brief, ceremonial prayer as part of a larger exercise in civic recognition suggests that its purpose and effect are to acknowledge religious lead- ers and the institutions they represent, rather than to ex- clude or coerce nonbeliev- ers," Kennedy said. A federal appeals court in New York had ruled that Greece violated the Consti- tution by opening nearly ev- ery meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that fo- cused on Christianity. SCOTUS Ruling favors prayer at council meetings By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, VA. Becky Domokos-Bays of Alexan- dria City Public Schools has served her students whole-grain pasta 20 times. Each time, she said, they re- jected it. Starting next school year, pasta and other grain products in schools will have to be whole-grain rich, or more than half whole grain. That includes rolls, biscuits, pizza crust, torti- llas and even grits. The requirement is part of a government effort to make school lunches and breakfastshealthier.Cham- pionedby first lady Michelle Obama, the new standards have been phased in over the last two school years, with more changes coming in 2014. Some schools say the changes have been expen- sive and difficult to put in place, and school officials are asking Congress and the Agriculture Depart- ment to roll back some of the requirements. Their main concerns: finding enough whole grain-rich foods that kids like, low- ering sodium levels and keeping fruits and vegeta- bles from ending up in the trash. In interviews, school nutrition directors across the country mostly agreed that healthy changes were needed in school lunches — long famous for daily serv- ings of greasy fries and pizza. Kids have adapted easily to many of the changes, are getting more variety in the lunch line and are eating healthier. USDA says more than 90 percent of schools are meeting the standards. But Domokos-Bays and other school nutrition di- rectors say they would like to see some revisions. They say the standards were put in place too quickly as kids get used to new tastes and school lunch vendors rush to reformulate their foods. When kids don't buy lunch, or throw it away, it costs the schools precious dollars. "The regulations are so prescriptive, so it's diffi- cult to manage not only the nutrition side of your busi- nesses but the business side of your business," Domo- kos-Bays said. Schools don't have to fol- low the requirements, but most do — if they don't, they won't receive govern- ment subsidies reimburs- ing them for free and low cost lunches for low-income kids. Some of the main chal- lenges reported by school nutrition directors: • Whole grains. While many kids have adapted to whole grain rolls, breads and even pizza crusts, some schools are having prob- lems with whole grain-rich pastas, which can cook dif- ferently. USDA's Janey Thornton, a former school nutrition director, says the government is working with the food industry to develop better pastas. • Sodium. Schools will have to lower the total so- dium levels in school meals next school year and then will have to lower them even further by 2017. • Fruits and vegetables. The standards require ev- ery student to take a fruit or vegetable to create a balanced plate. The reac- tion among students has been mixed. "If the kids don't eat the food, then all I have is healthy trash cans," said Peggy Lawrence, di- rector of nutrition at Geor- gia's Rockdale County Pub- lic Schools. • Healthier snacks. Schools will for the first time this year have to make sure that all foods, includ- ing vending machines and a la carte lines, meet healthier standards. While many schools have already moved to make snacks healthier, others depend on snack money to help oper- ate their lunchrooms and are worried about a sales dip. FOOD AND EDUCATION Schools seek changes to healthier lunch rules SUSANWALSH—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Brianna Delcid-Gomez, 7, right, sitting with Ruth Gebregiorgis, 8, le , and Amina Sharif, 7, center, eat lunch at the Patrick Henry Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., on April 29. 530529-2040 1355VistaWay,RedBluff CompleteAutobodyRepair INTERCITYBODY& PAINT • Painting • Fiberglass Repair • Exotic Metals • Color Matching • Frame Repair • Spray-In Bedliners • All Auto Manufacturers • Rental Cars Available FactoryTrainedSpecialistsIn: WeacceptallInsuranceCarriers TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM | NEWS | 5 B