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America, more than ever, is the land of the hungry this Thanksgiving season.
This past week the Hur Herald did a second annual fund-raiser for the county food pantry, operated out of Grantsville's First Baptist Church.
It raised $1,000, added to $1,556 donated by folks attending four county churches.
The churches have also donated six pick-up truck loads of food.
"This has been the best response ever," said Pete Trippett, who manages the local food pantry.
A North Carolina woman, who reads the Herald, delivered nine turkeys and 40 pounds of sweet potatoes.
"This community is really good about giving," said Trippett.
Last week, the US government said 49 million Americans are unsure of where their next meal is coming from.
That is almost one in six.
And 17 million of those are kids.
The "new hungry" are the working poor and millions who have lost their jobs during the nation's biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression.
While the issues are loudly declared on TV news as part of a battle-ground political struggle, it's important to remember we're talking about people in our families, our friends and our neighbors.
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