Fifty percent of all non-immigrant American children will use food stamps at one point in their lives, according to a Cornell researcher who co-authored a study on childrens’ food stamp use in this month’s issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a monthly professional journal published by the American Medical Association.

To the Editor:

Re: “Budget Cut Bingo,” Halloween Special Section, Oct. 31

I found the Budget Cut Bingo board to be highly offensive. Sure, plenty of economic downfall references and jokes are thrown around here and there, but for anyone to say “Bear Necessities will accept FOOD STAMPS” is downright inappropriate. Do you know just how extreme emotions can run with the little tickets?