Hoosiers on food stamps are about to lose benefitsFox 59Scraping by is about to get a whole lot harder for hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. In just a few weeks, they'll be losing money for food stamps. The Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, … …
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In written evidence submitted to the Business Select Committee, Royal Mail warns MPs of employing fewer people. More: continued here
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Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail warns of job losses after privatisationTelegraph.co.ukThe MPs released the evidence ahead of grilling Vince Cable on the Government sell-off. The Business Secretary told the MPs Government brokers had been deluged with 700,000 applications for Royal Mail shares and that the retail offer was “six or seven … More: …
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Food stamps go to 47 million Americans a month, almost half of them children and teenagers. A two-year stimulus bump in food stamp benefits will expire Oct. 31, prompting new worries for families. More: continued here
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SHEFFIELD: Making food stamps more than a handoutWashington TimesWhat has contributed to the massive growth of the food stamps program? Beyond the recession, policies put into place over the last several years have made it easier for people to enter the program. Other loopholes have made it possible for states …
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Families, food banks fear food stamp cutsThe ColumbianWhat wasn't expected until this summer is an additional cut to food stamps that's likely to be somewhere between $4 billion and $40 billion nationwide. The House of Representatives recently passed a $40 billion cut, and the Senate previously approved a …and more » …
Read More »Berkeley post office officially for sale – Inside Bay Area
Berkeley post office officially for saleInside Bay AreaArreguin pointed to an Oct. 1 letter to the City Council from the U.S. Postal Service, giving the council until mid-November to comment on whether the sale would have a negative consequence on the preservation of the historic building. Section 106 of … …
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Two post office managers are charged with running a scam, using their jobs to block the postal service out of tens of thousands of dollars. More: continued here
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Crave Online Ted Williams Condoms Pop Up on EbayCrave OnlineIt's one of the odder stories around one of baseball's all-time greatest players. Ted Williams had to sue the National Hygenic Products company to get his likeness off of their condoms. The company stole the image from his 1954 baseball card …
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