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Food stamps should cover basic necessities onlyLas Vegas SunThis letter is regarding J. Patrick Coolican's column "Experiencing hunger in Las Vegas: $3.39 a day buys little food, lots of lessons," regarding the difficulty of living on food stamps. Some of the stories were geared to tug at our heart strings …

County's food stamp participation among lowest in stateNapa Valley RegisterNapa continues to be one of the lowest-ranking counties in the state for the number of low-income residents participating in CalFresh, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. In a recent report by the group California Food Policy Advocates, …Food For …

Four Ventura County retailers have been permanently disqualified from accepting food stamps because of fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , which runs the $75 billion-a-year program. More: continued here

Food stamp fraud cases on rise in Florida, and in Collier, Lee countiesMarconewsBy JENNA BUZZACCO-FOERSTER Retailers sometimes get booted from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP, better known as food stamps — because of trafficking. (SHNS graphic courtesy of John Bruce/Scripps Newspapers) Who's …43700 using food stamps: …

Four local retailers banned from accepting food stampsVentura County StarBy Mike Harris Four Ventura County retailers have been permanently disqualified from accepting food stamps because of fraud, according to the US Department of Agriculture, which runs the $75 billion-a-year program that assists 46.2 million Americans. More: continued here

Stamps have tough early scheduleLondon Free PressBy IAN BUSBY, QMI Agency Dwight Anderson and the Montreal Alouettes will open the 2012 season July 1 against Nik Lewis and the Stamps. Photo by Darren Makowichuk, Calgary Sun The 2012 Calgary Stampeders will get a chance to bond early in this campaign.and …

WPTV Food stamp use, fraud on increaseMemphis Commercial AppealMany use food stamps to buy certain, eligible products such as canned vegetables and milk. "Probably everybody in that building gets food stamps," said customer Melvin Boyd, 52, pointing to a high-rise across the street. In this battered economy, …Merchants banned by …

WPTV Fort Pierce business appears to be food-stamp vendor despite being banned from …TCPalmBy ISAAC WOLF Scripps Howard News Service The nation's food stamp program began in 1939, but it didn't become a permanent federal benefit until passage of the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Low-income families received food stamps …

If it weren't for food stamps, Fort Pierce resident Doris Morgan would not eat. More: continued here

Khairul stamps his mark in Asian Grand PrixMalaysia StarBy LIM TEIK HUAT PETALING JAYA: Young archer Khairul Anuar continued to stamp his mark on the international stage with a bronze in the individual men's recurve at the Asian Grand Prix in Bangkok yesterday. Khairul turned the tables on SEA Games …