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Delays persist for food stamps applicants in Cumberland CountyFayetteville ObserverA new computer system designed to speed up the certification process for people receiving public assistance is still struggling with delays, nine months after it was introduced. The Cumberland County Department of Social Services continues to field …and more » More: continued here

The Indypendent Food Stamps on Chopping BlockSanta Barbara IndependentBeginning November 1, “food stamp” benefits will decrease country-wide when part of the federal government's 2009 stimulus package reaches its scheduled end. These across-the-board cuts for what's known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance …Food Stamp Bashing, Congressional EditionThe IndypendentCommentary: The great food stamp …

New York Times (blog) Behind the Big Increase in Food StampsNew York Times (blog)Something unusual has been happening with the food-stamp program, now known as SNAP, for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Between 2007 and 2012, spending on SNAP more than doubled, adjusting for inflation and population growth. More: continued here

Changes in rules and eligibility have contributed to very large increases in the cost of the food stamps program, SNAP, an economist writes.         More: continued here

When students return to the Foxborough Regional Charter School next Tuesday, there will be a new milestone in the school's well-publicized Holocaust Stamps Project waiting to greet them. More: continued here

How to apply, report fraud, and weigh in on food stamps More: continued here

Law allows for band member to benefit from food stamps. More: continued here

Food stamps rock for Fox News subjectU-T San DiegoThis month's report on Fox News about a local surfer appeared more like reality TV than news, a cartoonish portrayal of a beach bum driving an Escalade and feasting on lobster — all the while collecting food stamps courtesy of the taxpayers. …

EDMONTON — Fred Stamps has 431 career receptions, 6,812 yards and 42 touchdowns, but right now the Edmonton slotback would trade it all in for one victory for the struggling Eskimos. The 31-year-old receiver had eight catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s heartbreaking 30-27 loss to …

Deseret News Food stamp fraud: big problem or exaggeration?Deseret NewsFood stamp use has skyrocketed since the 2008 recession and held steady since the recovery. A new Department of Agriculture report shows that fraud has climbed as the program has grown, but defenders dispute its significance. Damian Dovarganes, AP.Food Stamp Bashing, …