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Hallo-bama-ween costume receives "funniest" and "changiest." For mothers and fathers on Welfare, trick or treat night can be an arduous, work-like mission. "Shoots sake, it's almost like I got a job or something," said Geraldine Walbacker. "March the whole way around the block for a Snickers? I don't think so." This Halloween, millions of state and local Welfare recipients, like Walbacker, can sign up for the TOT-A plan, or trick or treat assistance. The government program takes 35 percent of the Halloween treats from working trick-or-treaters and divides the spoils among the unfortunate and the truly unambitious. G. Kurt Marns, who heads up the regional TOT-A program, said the program redistributes the wealth of tootsie rolls, candy apples, candy corn and other festive treats. "The gap between the trick or treaters and the non-trick or treaters has never been this vast," said Marns. "It's in the best interest of society to close this gap with Milky Ways and Bit-O-Honey." According to Marns, spreading the wealth of treats around also prevents hording, or "saving," as some people call it. Walbacker said she will take advantage of the program, but will not be appreciative. "There's so much more people can do for me," said Walbacker. "I want someone to sing in the Christmas concert for me and I'd like to get in on this whole eight days of Hanukkah gifts, but have been shut out because of my lack of Jewishness, which I blame directly on capitalism." In other headlines... Inmates using deoderant should have been the first clue. PennDOT completes latest one-lane bottleneck. Citing lots of material, comedy club plans to open in Altoona.
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