Food stamps aiding more Americans (North Platte Telegraph)

Pregnant, jobless and faced with rising food costs, Paula Arndt says that food stamps have never seemed so valuable. Her $162 monthly allotment doesn’t stretch very far, especially given the spike in costs at the grocery store. An American Farm Bureau Federation survey in February found that the total cost of 16 basic grocery items was up 8 percent from just a few months before. A carton of …

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