Local outreach organizations respond to increase in need beyond holidays – MLive.com
FLINT, Michigan Charlene Woodward subdues hunger pangs with crackers and cheese. She said she often eats only one meal a day when money runs low, so the snack helps tide her over. Woodward, 53, gets less than $700 a month in disability from the state

Mexico’s army no match for drug cartels – Charleston Gazette
In the diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website and published in numerous newspapers, U.S. officials noted that the army’s inability to contain violence in Ciudad Juarez represented a demoralizing failure. Troops were eventually pulled out of