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More college students using food stamps
MiamiHerald.com, FL – BY EVAN S. BENN AND SCOTT ANDRON In a down economy, some Florida college students have found a new form of financial aid: food stamps. … |
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Massachusetts to Offer Food Stamp Discount for ProduceNACS OnlineFederal program seeks to determine whether providing subsidies for buying produce will encourage food stamp recipients to eat more nutritious foods. by RSS … More: continued here
Red Alert Politics Gwyneth Paltrow broke her food stamps challenge for black licoriceRed Alert PoliticsThis comes from the woman who refuses to feed her kids carbohydrates. You know, carbs — the main energy source of the human diet. Paltrow also posted recipes of the meals she prepared while on “food stamps,” of which there are…
A loosening of some rules on food-stamp eligibility and an expected tightening of rules for receiving unemployment insurance may make more people out of work rely on food stamps. More: continued here
Raw Story 'Happy Ramadan': Postal worker threatens to destroy mail featuring Muslim holiday stampsRaw StoryThe woman identifying herself online as Catherine An Ray threatened to tamper with mail on Monday after sharing a post by anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller complaining about the release of a stamp commemorating the Muslim holiday of Eid. “[As] A US…
Food stamp fraud and errors are at historic low, while need is high, USDA …Plain DealerWASHINGTON, DC – With the congressional food fight over benefits for the poor about to resume, the federal government quietly released a report on New Year's Eve that suggests there is still a high need for food stamps. The statistical…
NB musicians to be immortalized on stampsTimes and Transcript, Canada –3 hours agoThe stamps featuring the singers will be released in June 2009. The foursome was selected using specialized criteria by a special committee, which included … More: continued here