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Once on Food Stamps, Now He's a 'Genius'The RootI cry every time I read a congratulatory Facebook message. It's just so overwhelming." It is overwhelming because his story is simply awe-inspiring. He once scraped by on food stamps and was wondering how to pay off student loans before the call …

Raw Story Pediatricians: Scientific evidence shows GOP's cuts to food stamps will hurt …Raw StoryPediatricians from Boston Medical Center are warning that cuts to the nation's food stamp program would endanger childrens' long-term health. “SNAP acts as a vaccine against food insecurity and hunger,” lead author Deborah Frank, MD, Director …

Nearly 48 million Americans, or about 1 in 7 of us, collect SNAP assistance, an increase of about 1 million from June 2012 to June 2013. More: continued here

CBSSports.com Breast Cancer Research Stamps again for sale at area post officesKOAM-TVThe Carl Junction, Missouri Post Office is trying to do it's part to find a cure for the breast cancer. The office has been selling "Breast Cancer Research Stamps" with 11 cents of each 55 cent stamp going to …

The Providence Journal Michael Taube: Why the GOP is right about cuts to food stampsThe Providence JournalThe food-stamp program's origins go back to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression. Between 1939-1943, more than 20 million impoverished Americans purchased orange stamps (for any food) and received blue stamps (surplus) to …

The Providence Journal Replacing Food Stamps With Cash Is a Terrible IdeaBloombergThe House has on various occasions proposed a) cutting the program by $40 billion during the next decade, or b) separating food stamps from the farm subsidies they traditionally have been paired with to ensure support from rural Republicans …

Food StampsDaily Herald"Fewer and fewer Utahns are using food stamps, which we attribute to a growing economy," Nic Dunn of the Utah Department of Workforce Services told the Daily Herald. "More people are finding jobs and therefore no longer needing public assistance.".and more » More: continued here

Gress: Kansas legislation deprives thousands of food stampsThe University Daily KansanThe change comes as federal food stamp benefits are already at risk – the farm bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in September, cuts $40 billion from the program. There are other benefit cuts already scheduled to go …

Rising price of stamps threatens letter writingSTLtoday.comStamps are too high." More people will stop sending greeting cards for special occasions and holidays. Stationery stores will experience a drop in sales. Mail to servicemen and women may decrease if family members cannot afford the postal increase. More: continued here

Government Shutdown Will Ax Funding For Food Stamps Job Training ProgramsThinkProgressAfter waging a noisy summer-long campaign to modify food stamps rules in the name of rewarding work, House Republicans have cut off funding to the job training programs that go along with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by … More: …