Demand grows for food stamps (Elmira Star-Gazette)

KUTV Dan Sheldon (blog) 81% on Food Stamps in Polygamous Colorado CityKUTV Dan Sheldon (blog)On the Arizona side, the most current food stamp information available for Colorado City is from February of this year. It indicates 3,928 recipients of what Arizona calls “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance,” according to the AZ Department of Economic … More: continued…

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Siegfred Mison said yesterday key officials will now use security stamps to simplify and speed up the release of documents sought by foreign and local travelers. Mison said with the use of security stamps, the validity and authenticity of the document is ensured. The stamps identify the signatory and protects…

As Floridians prepare to celebrate the year-end holidays with food and festivity, the U.S. government has delivered some distressing news: the number of state residents who rely on food stamps has nearly tripled since the Great Recession. More: continued here

Editor: I get really tired of the knee-jerk reactions of special interest groups against any new idea. But such is the state of our system of democracy today. What we need are solutions to problems that such organizations can accommodate — give a little. More: continued here

Morning Jolt: Mayor Cory Booker begins living off food stampsWayne IndependentIn the news: Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker today began his challenge of living off food stamps for a week. The brash mayor has about $30 to spend for an entire week. He formulated the food stamp plan after people sent tweets to him about…

Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more. More: continued here