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And that's an unnecessarily harsh result for those at the lower end of the economic spectrum.

Ohio is one of the worst states in the nation for food insecurity, essentially not knowing where your next meal will come from. Kentucky also ranks poorly.

Ohio had qualified for a federal waiver from the food-stamp work requirement, but the Kasich administration decided only 16 counties would qualify for waiving the new rules. That decision left out urban areas such as Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

The governor should reconsider that decision. He showed compassion for the less fortunate in supporting an expansion of Medicaid. This program is no less fundamental. Food stamps are not meant to provide all the nutrition one needs, but are supplemental. Nearly 2 million people in Ohio depend on themCONTENDERS

06.14.11

Huntsman to Announce 2012 Run

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Although he skipped the first major GOP debate Monday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will soon be in the race. Huntsman, who was most recently President Obama’s ambassador to China, will officially announce a White House run on June 21 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. A fluent Chinese speaker and Mormon, Huntsman is widely regarded as one of the more moderate members of the Republican field. The location adds another pushpin to the map for the nomadic governor, who is from Utah, lives in Washington, and will base his campaign in Florida.