Friday editorial: Bailing out the hungry
With Wall Street teetering, there is plenty for us on Main Street to worry about. But there’s also plenty we can do to help alleviate the most extreme conditions created by a weak economy.
The front page of Wednesday’s Post-Dispatch reported that…


The latest economic headlines conjure up memories of Jimmy Carter in a sweater. Inflation is up. Gasoline prices are hitting records. The economy is sputtering. The ayatollahs are misbehaving. If you change the channel, you almost expect to see the Fonz.
Since January, the cost of eating at home in the United States has gone up 5 percent. Depending on the kind of bread you like, its price has gone up anywhere from 31 to 50 percent in the last year.…