As the year comes to a close with the nation still in the grips of a nasty recession, Washington state has a record 12.8 percent of the state population receiving food stamps. In October 855,000 people were enrolled in the food stamp program — many for the first time.

Food stamps filling void (The Sun Chronicle)

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