EDITORIAL COMMENT: Stamp rise shock – South Wales Argus

Monroe man accused of stealing $32K in food stamp benefitsWSOC CharlotteA Union County man is facing fraud charges after investigators said he stole tens of thousands of dollars in food stamp benefits. Deputies arrested Victor Ramos Thursday after they said DSS workers tipped them off to possible criminal activity …and more » More: continued here

Lautenberg Challenges GOP on Food Stamp Cuts: Try It at HomeU.S. News & World Report (blog)Mayor Michael Nutter's purchases are scanned by a cashier at a ShopRite grocery story Monday, April 23, 2012, in Philadelphia. Nutter pledged Monday to live … More: continued here

Kan. grocers sentenced in food stamp schemeEl Dorado TimesBy Anonymous AP A Kansas grocery store owner and his wife were sentenced Wednesday to federal prison for a food stamp scam that profited by targeting people at homeless shelters who were willing to sell their government benefits for cash. …and more » More: continued here

David Hoover: My collecting obsession doesn't end with MarilynNorwich Bulletin, CTStamps: I first started collecting stamps in 1998. I was at a collectibles show checking out the baseball cards section when I ran into a family friend who had a booth set up selling stamps. We talked for a while about baseball cards until the ……

Nearly 5,000 more people have been certified for food stamps, from October 2007 to 2008. More: continued here

Updated 12:15 p.m. | House Republican leaders have decided to drop food stamps from the farm bill and are whipping the farm-only portion of the bill for a vote that will likely come this week, according to a GOP leadership aide. More: continued here