STAMPING OUT HUNGER; STATE'S PUSH TO INCREASE FOOD STAMP USE IS A WIN-WIN EFFORT.(Opinion)(Editorial)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: April 16, 2008 | Copyright information

As recession looms and the cost of food soars, the number of Americans using food stamps is nearing a record high.

And to his credit, David Hansell, commissioner of New York's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, is trying to push that number ever higher.

Already, 1.86 million New Yorkers -- or about one in 10 -- receive food stamp benefits. But Hansell, who visited Syracuse Tuesday, points out that many who are eligible for the program have not sign...

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