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NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) – New York City’s comptroller urged Costco Wholesale Corp on Wednesday to accept food stamps at its outlets because of hard economic times in the United States. “This ill-advised resistance clearly establishes a competitive disadvantage and presents a reputational risk for Costco,” Comptroller William Thompson …

Markets now accept food stampsTopeka Capital Journal, KSBy The Capital-Journal WHITING — Vendors at 11 farmers' markets in Kansas are accepting food stamps, up from two last year. Eleven Kansas farmers' markets now take Vision Cards, the Electronic Benefits Transfer method for the Food Assistance Program in … More: continued here

Create a Postage Stamp and Help Your SchoolWSAW, WIA new website allows you to create your own postage stamps, personalized to participating schools in the WIAA. You can either upload your own photos for the stamp, or use a school mascot, and for every pack of stamps ordered, the school will …

The organic food stamp dietReno News & Review, NVAddressing the perception that eating “conscientiously' can't be done on a tight budget, writer Siobhan Phillips and her husband chose to eat only sustainable, organic, local or ethical (SOLE) alternatives for a month on the food stamp minimum. … More: continued here

As food stamp demand increases, so does possibility for fraudKDRV, ORThe Oregon Department of Human Services says demand for food stamps and cash assistance has increased by more than 25 percent in the past year. It says similar increases in demand are expected over the next two years. … More: continued …

Food stamp use jumps: Hard times push people to seek helpFayObserver.com, NCThe number of people receiving food stamps in the state topped 1.2million last month. That'sa 21 percent increase since the recession began in December 2007, the NC Justice Center said in a news release Wednesday. About 13 percent of the …

The New York Times’ City Room Blog has put warehouse retailer Costco in the spotlight by revealing that they don’t accept food stamps. According to Costco, their reasons for not accepting food stamps have to do with the necessary equipment being too expensive, the fact that they operate on a …

New York Times Thompson Presses Costco on Food StampsNew York Times, United StatesLee William C. Thompson Jr., the city comptroller and a candidate for mayor, jumped into the Costco food stamp debate on Wednesday as a shareholder representative, pressuring the warehouse chain to accept federal food stamps. … More: continued here

Numbers surge for food stamps in NCFayObserver.com, NCThe number of residents across North Carolina on food stamps has jumped 21 percent since the recession started, according to the NC Justice Center. About 1.2 million people in North Carolina were on food stams in April, the center said. … More: continued here

The number of residents across North Carolina on food stamps has jumped 21 percent since the recession started, according to the N.C. Justice Center. About 1.2 million people in North Carolina were on food stams in April, the center said. More: continued here