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The Food Stamp Diet: Increasingly Popular, But How Healthy?Politics Daily (blog)As this holiday weekend wrapped up, The New York Times posted an update on the rising number of Americans dependent on food stamps. According to the Times, …Food stamp applications up in countyCharlottesville Daily Progressall 2 news articles » More: continued …

Editorial: Food stamps help keep a nation fedSacramento BeeUse of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters where poverty has long been a way of life. …and more » More: continued here

Food stamp office processing fasterNewsWest9.comAmarillo, Texas – The processing time at the local food stamp office appears to be improving now that the state has hired more workers. …and more » More: continued here

Eligible Nevadans Not Applying for Food StampsKLAS-TVLAS VEGAS, Nv — Nevada's food stamp usage has nearly doubled since the recession first began but there are many more people who qualify but are not …and more » More: continued here

Tampa Tribune Collector Sells Stamps, $3.2M, to Help SmithsonianNew York TimesBy AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A wealthy investor has sold two of his prized stamp collections to help pay for an expansion of the Smithsonian's National Postal …Stamps sold for $3.2M to benefit SmithsonianSan Jose Mercury Newsall 192 news articles » …

Daily Pilot Put stamp where money isDaily PilotPIMCO co-founder auctions off rare stamps to raise funds for Washington, DC, museum. By Candice Baker A local philanthropist and investor raised more than …and more » More: continued here

Food stamp applications up in countyCharlottesville Daily ProgressAccording to figures compiled by the county's Department of Social Services, applications for food stamps increased from 172 in September 2008 to 242 this …and more » More: continued here

Feds to states: Don't privatize food stampsNews-Journal.com"These projects encountered severe problems in meeting critical performance standards and many eligible (food stamp) applicants have suffered as a result," …Food stamp office processing fasterNewsWest9.comall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Daily Pilot • PIMCO's Bill Gross auctions off part of his collection of rare stamps for …Daily Pilot(PIMCO), sold the stamps in New York earlier this month. The $3.2 million in funds raised will go toward Gross's $8-million pledge to expand the …and more » More: continued here

More than 36 million Americans are now using food stamps, according to the New York Times. The numbers are climbing higher across the country, including in Southern Colorado. In El Paso County 8% of the public is on food stamps, which has soared 38% from 2007. In Pueblo County 17% …