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On food stamp fairness, state should pay, not appeal

People in group homes because of their disabilities shouldn't also have to worry about an unfair allocation of food stamps. They use the stamps to supplement the meals the homes provide and to learn skills of daily living, such as food-shopping. So they need at least as much help as those in the same facility who haven't been certified as disabled. In a case that started with three residents of...

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