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Changes in policy and law, as well as the weak economy, more than doubled the amount spent on food stamps between 2007 and 2010, an economist writes. More: continued here

More county residents apply for food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteThe anti-hunger group Just Harvest says that this week, it processed the 5000th application for food stamps in Allegheny County since launching its outreach program in July 2007. That represents twice the number anticipated by Just Harvest's current … More: continued here

Last year, more than one in 10 families received food stamps, but the share was highest in Oregon, where nearly one in five families did so, according to a new Census Bureau report. More: continued here

Chicago Tribune Not licked yetChicago TribuneHe shared his stamp collection with Charles, teaching him how to identify, catalog and store collectible stamps. Inspired by his grandfather, Berg's interest in the hobby would last a lifetime. "I tell people I caught the measles and stamp collecting … More: continued here

Chase Bank Receives Millions From Washington's Food Stamp ProgramPubliColaOne of Occupy Seattle's biggest nemeses—JP Morgan Chase Bank—has seen a bit of a windfall in Washington State over the last few years as the size of the state's Chase-run food stamps program has ballooned during the Great Recession. … More: continued …

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KEZI TV Survey shows Oregon food stamp use leads nationStatesman JournalAP New Census data from a 2010 survey show that nearly 18 percent of the state's residents used food stamps at some time in the previous 12 months, The Oregonian newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/uMNAmt). In a similar survey in 2009, six …

The Norman Solomon Food Stamp DietPatch.comTo be clear, Norman Solomon is not on Food Stamps. The American journalist, media critic, author and antiwar activist has a nice home in Inverness, a working wife, and is a current candidate for the US House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional … More: …

SIX stamps featuring different images of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) will be made available to the public on Monday. More: continued here

OregonLive.com Food stamp glitch persistsPacific Daily NewsResidents wait to be helped at the Food Stamp and Public Assistance Program Office at the Department of Public Health and Social Services in Mangilao. Client's of the agency's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, …Oregonians top the nation for food …