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"You ain't stealing. You ain't begging. We're just surviving, best we can."Washington PostThe increase in her income disqualified her from food stamps, and buying food with cash left nothing to pay the gas bill, and cutting off the heat made the winter seem endless, and the combination of the cold …

Food stamp cuts affect Crossroads families, economy (w/video)Victoria AdvocateWhether you are on or off food stamps, Feeding America, an organization fighting nationwide hunger, wants you to let Congress know how you feel. Visit feedingamerica.org and click on the "Tell Congress" tab to voice your concerns over the farm bill … …

The months seem a bit longer for a DC woman and her family after recent cuts …Washington PostSaturdays were the food pantry at Ambassador Baptist Church. The 1st of each month was a disability check, the 2nd was government cash assistance and the 8th was food stamps. "November FREEBIES," read …

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Postage stamps for the email generationSunHerald.comIf you're preparing to send out hundreds of holiday greetings in a single email blast, you probably missed the dust-up between the philatelists and the marketing department over the U.S. Postal Service's new Harry Potter stamps. Last month, the post … More: continued …

Loophole in law causes food stamp costs to swellChicago Daily HeraldMembers of a House-Senate conference committee are scrutinizing food stamp eligibility rules as they seek to reconcile different versions of a bill that would set agricultural policy for the next five years. Either would cut food-stamp spending, mostly … More: …

One store responsible for 95 percent of EBT violations in countyCoshocton TribuneAmeriStop, on Otsego Avenue, has been cited 16 times for improper use of food stamps since March 2013. Of the 20 violations issued for EBT use over the past five years, AmeriStop has been the site of 19 of …

Food stamp cuts affect families, economy (w/video)Victoria AdvocateWhether you are on or off food stamps, Feeding America, an organization fighting nationwide hunger, wants you to let Congress know how you feel. Visit feedingamerica.org and click on the "Tell Congress" tab to voice your concerns over the farm bill … More: …

Food stamps used forboozeCoshocton TribuneAmeriStop, on Otsego Avenue, has been cited 16 times for improper use of food stamps since March 2013. Of the 20 violations issued for EBT use over the past five years, AmeriStop has been the site of 19 of them. Aside from food stamp fraud, the …

Families on food stamps turn to food pantriesmyfox8.comLEXINGTON, N.C. — Thousands of people who depend on food stamps to feed their families are not getting what they need. In Lexington, it is not unusual to see a line outside the West Davidson Food Pantry. And organizers said the number of …

Right and left should be able to agree on food stampsColumbus Dispatch3 op-ed column, “GOP should rethink food-stamps stance,” she argues the GOP should change its message to: “Our entire entitlement system needs reform, but now is not the time to cut food stamps.” As a left-winger, I agree. Not …