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mark bittman

Dec 26, 2012 9:46 AM CST

No More Sodas for Food Stamps

Government is subsidizing obesity: Mark Bittman

(Newser) - It's time to stop letting people buy soda and other sugary garbage with food stamps, writes Mark Bittman in the New York Times . At the same time, the government can encourage healthier food choices by increasing the value of the stamps when used to buy fruits and veggies. The...

Cory Booker's Food Stamp
Regret: I Didn't Buy Eggs

weeklong challenge

Dec 5, 2012 9:22 AM CST

Cory Booker's Food Stamp Regret: I Didn't Buy Eggs

Newark mayor thinks he should have clipped coupons, too

(Newser) - Cory Booker began his food stamp challenge yesterday, showing off his decidedly modest grocery haul for the week to the New Jersey Star-Ledger . The vegetarian mayor spent $29.78 on an assortment that included 17 cans of beans, seven yams, two bags of frozen vegetables, and two apples. "If...

First Bishop Convicted of Shielding Pedophile

In 1st,
Bishop
Convicted
of Shielding
Pedophile

Sep 7, 2012 2:18 AM CDT

In 1st, Bishop Convicted of Shielding Pedophile

Kansas City's Robert Finn gets 2 years probation

(Newser) - The first bishop in the history of the cleric child sex abuse scandal in America has been convicted of shielding a pedophile priest. Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn was found guilty on one misdemeanor charge and not guilty on a second charge, for failing to report a priest who had...

Files Reveal How Church
Shielded Sex Abusers

Oct 25, 2010 1:20 AM CDT

Files Reveal How Church Shielded Sex Abusers

Records reveal how abusive priests were rotated to other parishes

(Newser) - The church helped a California priest flee the country after his arrest in a child sexual abuse case, according to a cache of shocking documents kept secret for decades. Church treatment of Rev. Luis Eugene de Francisco was part of a pattern of behavior by some officials who knew of...

As Food Stamp
Use Explodes,
Stigma Fades

Nov 29, 2009 7:14 AM CST

As Food Stamp Use Explodes, Stigma Fades

Americans 'who never thought' they'd use aid are relying on it

(Newser) - With one in eight Americans now using food stamps and 20,000 more signing up each day, "nutritional assistance" is becoming a normal part of American life rather than a shameful secret, reports the New York Times . In analyzing local data, the paper found that in 239 counties—as...