Sunday, September 11, 2011

Using foodstamps at restaurants?

I have been on food stamps, remember how we waited for the new month to begin so we could get more food. It helped stretch the budget through the month. Now the government is letting recipients use them at restaurants, how will that help feed them through the month? seems to me it is a way to end the program. Help people buy food to feed their families for the month or help people feed their families for a few days.

As we remember September 11th

Today as we remember the loss of life on 9/11/2001 let us not forget that terrorism in this country has existed from the moment settlers landed here. The native Americans wiped out, the slaves brought here, the first shots at Lexington and the Civil War; all can be considered acts of terrorism. From Oklahoma City to New York City, from Washington to Bagdad, from Israel to Palestine, let us learn to stop hating each other. That should be the lesson from 9/11 but sadly we will forget in time.