By Curmudgeon
If I may change the subject for just a moment, the Salt Lake Tribune has a story up today which I'll link via the headline:
• "Huntsman urges generous response to state's hungry, homeless -- Requests for emergency food rise 30% and shelters are opening early."Utah media, including the Standard-Examiner, have been reporting for weeks now a dramatic rise in the number of people coming into food banks around the state, including families with children. We are here in Utah one of the wealthiest states [per capita] in one of the wealthiest nations in the world. No child should be going hungry here.
So, as we sink deeper into the Bush Recession... and possibly the Bush Depression, though I fervently hope not... as more and more people are laid off and lose all income and have to resort to charity to feed themselves and their families... if you and yours are still doing ok, consider pitching in. If you're a regular contributor to the Utah Food Bank, consider upping what you give for a while. If you've never given before, please consider giving now. Or to Catholic Community Services or the United Way or your own church's food relief drives. But pitch in somewhere, somehow, if you can.
