Illinois Democrats bring home food stamp messageMiamiHerald.comCHICAGO — Two Illinois Democrats met in Chicago with food stamp beneficiaries as Congress began its summer recess. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (shuh-KOW'-skee) say the food stamp program is not the place to look for drastic …Durbin, Schakowsky Vow To …

Scope (blog) Can food stamps help lighten America's obesity epidemic?Scope (blog)shopping_12from SNAP In a recent article in New Scientist, Peter Aldhous discussed several issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps. Noting that “because junk food is cheaper than fruit and … More: continued here

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A coroner found a child in Tasmania died of positional asphyxia when sleeping in a Swedish-made Emmaljunga pram purchased on eBay by his grandmother for $60. More: continued here

Daily Yonder Veteran US mail carrier works with speed, ease at post officeGainesville TimesThe U.S. Postal Service in Gainesville has several mail sorters and delivery personnel behind the small front desk and post office boxes visitors see. The area is almost twice the size of the front of the post …

Politic365 Food stamps' secret shopping cartBoston HeraldThe debate in Congress about cutting the food stamp program has sparked predictable clashes between those who want to help the poor and those who want to cut government spending. But strangely missing from the arguments is a shocking fact: The public …Cuts to Food …

Are Pictures Free on eBay UK? FAQs More Helpful than CSRsEcommerceBytes (blog)I contacted eBay Customer Support via email and they explained that pictures added to listings uploaded prior to 1 August were not free but, to eBay's credit, they agreed to refund the £2.52 on this occasion. Fair enough, only …

Food stamps safeThe Spokesman ReviewI'd like to comment on Sally Jackson's July 26 letter to the editor regarding Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers eliminating food stamps from the farm bill, thus sending children to bed hungry. Jackson doesn't seem to understand what really happened. Food … More: continued here

Downtown post office could move to Sanbusco centerSanta Fe New Mexican.comPostal Service eyes Sanbusco for downtown office. In a letter posted Monday at the downtown post office, the U.S. Postal Service says it would prefer to relocate its downtown Santa Fe post office to the Sanbusco Market Center. Clyde Mueller/The …

Brown aides hold secret talks to avert another damaging backbench revolt Gordon Brown's aides have been in private talks with leaders of the Labour rebellion over the future of Royal Mail in an effort to avert another Commons revolt which could fatally weaken the prime minister's authority. The aides have …