Bring it on: Stamps D-line – Times Colonist

Could You Eat On $30 A Week?WRTV Indianapolis(CNN) — That is the reality for the more than 40 million Americans who rely on food stamps. According to the Food Research and Action Center the average food stamp allotment is just $30 per week. I began thinking about taking a food stamp challenge …and more » More:…

Work rule forfood stamps willbenefit everyoneThe RobesonianCritics of a plan to require work out of able-bodied childless adults in order for them to remain eligible to benefit from food stamps won't attack it based on merit because, truthfully, there isn't anything flawed about the requirement. Instead they … More: continued here

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of every seven Americans will take a hit on Friday when a $5 billion cut in food stamps, the first across-the-board reduction in the history of the decades-old federal program, takes effect.         More: continued here

Detroit party store owners accused of food stamp fraudDetNews.com, MI –6 minutes agoDETROIT — Three operators of a Detroit party store were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday, accused of food stamp fraud totaling hundreds of … More: continued here

The State Newt Gingrich faces questions in South Carolina of whether he's racist, bigotBoston HeraldBy Wayne Washington / The State (Columbia, SC) COLUMBIA, SC – Eight days after saying he would have black Americans demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps, Newt Gingrich faced tough questioning from a mostly-black audience at Jones …Black…

Self portrait with food stampsMountain XpressPlenty of artists live hand-to-mouth, subsist on food stamps, share homes or work out of “studios” that are no more than a corner of someone's basement. Winnecour, who has had success selling paintings out of her studio in the River Arts District, … More: continued here