WASHINGTON (AP) — With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately administering food stamp programs designed to provide food to low-income Americans. Many of the states that struggled were among the most populous, including Florida, where 57 were enrolled. ...more

November 24, 2009

Thank you Mr. Doty, I've not read a funnier letter to the editor in quite some time. Let's first deal with your idea of liberalism equals socialism. True both ideologies believe everyone should have a say in how both the economy and government works. Its true democracy! Now communism is opposite to that idea. It wants control in fewer hands; just like conservatism, which is the idea Republicans want. ...more

November 17, 2009

We are a nation of numbers. We love surveys and polls. Every week, we check the numbers to see what movies everyone is going to see or how our favorite football teams are ranked compared to the week before. ...more

November 8, 2009

Our recession is tough, but imagine an America where the jobless rate was 25 percent instead of 10 percent, where the blue-plate special was 25 cents and many people still couldn't afford it, where there were no unemployment checks or food stamps, where farmers couldn't afford to feed their cattle. ...more

November 8, 2009

A 5-month-old girl who authorities say was starved to death by her parents only had a little watery fluid in her stomach. ...more

November 4, 2009

In this germ-laden world, we are constantly being attacked by viruses of every ilk. I believe I have detected a new virus infecting some of your readers and I call this affliction "myopia magnificationus." ...more

November 3, 2009

Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that it is making plans to start accepting food stamps at its warehouse clubs nationwide. It has tested them at stores in New York state. ...more

October 29, 2009

Children, adults, seniors - all are being affected by the national recession, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. ...more

October 23, 2009

Let me see if I understand this: If you cross the North Korean border illegally you get 12 years hard labor. ...more

October 11, 2009

Regarding "Bedlam plagues clunker program" (Aug. 2): In America, it seems, we have a tendency to buy new and dispose of old items even if they are still usable. An idea: Do not destroy the vehicles. I am sure that at least 25 percent to 50 percent are drivable. Maybe the miles per gallon might not be the best, but donate them to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, VFW or the Kidney Foundation. Maybe even our military and their families could use a vehicle. ...more

August 4, 2009