Businessman Bill Stamps fatally shot outside Maywood home

More Idahoans may be eligible for food stampsKPVI-TVIdaho has waived the food stamp asset test amid the recession to help newly unemployed who needed the federally funded assistance but did not qualify.and more » More: continued here

Costco (COST) to Roll Out Food Stamps Nationwide; Unemployment Falls at State …BenzingaLet's turn to another subject… when I began this blog in summer 2007 I was already speaking of the food stamp issue not much thereafter. …and more » More: continued here

I don’t think anyone thought they’d live to see the day when stamps were practically fifty cents each. The US Postal Service’s regulator approved price increases up to six percent on most mail. This would bring the cost of the … More: continued here

Food Stamp Applications Take Longer In Hamilton CountyWLWT CincinnatiCINCINNATI — The percentage of food stamp applications being processed on time is lower in the county that includes Cincinnati than anywhere else in Ohio, according to a newspaper analysis of data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. …Enquirer Exclusive: Hamilton County is slowest…

More elderly, disabled Oregonians rely on food stamps despite recovering …OregonLive.comThis blend of bulk buying, couponing and discipline allows the two to stretch their $182 in monthly food stamps. The strategies became even more important after their benefits were cut $19 a month in November, when a stimulus-era increase expired. More: continued here

Keynesian Economics vs. Regular EconomicsWall Street JournalFood stamps and other transfers aren't necessarily bad ideas, but there's no evidence they spur growth. By ROBERT J. BARRO Keynesian economics—the go-to theory for those who like government at the controls of the economy—is in the forefront of the …and more » More: continued here