KPVI News 6 GOP measure shields lawmakers' office budgetsBellingham HeraldBy ANDREW TAYLOR — AP Even as they press cuts to food stamps and a host of other domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are shielding their own office expense accounts from further cuts. In draft legislation supported by …GOP measure freezes lawmakers' office…
Unique Dean Martin car on eBayManawatu StandardPosted on eBay last week is a rare Ghia once owned by Dean Martin, with the seller expecting to receive more than US$199500 (NZ$259000) when bidding closes. Only 26 Ghia L6.4s were built. They were derived from the Dual Ghias developed in the late … More: continued here
Catbird Seat…Stamps of ApprovalPine JournalIn 1999, after many years of effort, Nelson won the Minnesota Trout Stamp contest by picturing a brook trout. Last year, he won the Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest as well. “It's great,” Nelson said of his awards. “Lots of artists will enter the … More: continued here
Rural customers: Don't close post officesBattle Creek EnquirerVal Slaughter talks about the importance to her of living close to the Dowling post office. / John Grap/The Enquirer Ken Brown, the director of nearby Camp Wesley Woods, talks about the importance of the Dowling post office. / John Grap/The Enquirer … More: continued here
Local post office, employees endure early morning scareExaminer.comHaving recently received a reprieve from the fear of getting closed, workers at a local Westside post office were scared for a while early Thursday (May 17) morning that they might get blown to bits. The brief scare from a briefcase created some … More: continued here
State to drop finger imaging requirement for food stampsWNYTSince 1998 New York has had a requirement that people using food stamps, the program now known as SNAP, be finger imaged. "And those who come to government for help in putting food on the table for themselves and their children should not be treated as ……
New York Daily News Mario Batali takes 'Food Stamp challenge'? What challenge?Hot AirTo prove he cares—that he is down with the 1% (the bottom 1% that is)—Batali has carefully lowered himself down into the gutter (actually, for him I believe the gutter is “up”) with the 1 in 7 American families on Food Stamps so…
New York Times Cuomo Seeks to End City's Fingerprinting of Food Stamp ApplicantsNew York TimesALBANY — New York City would have to stop requiring food stamp applicants to give fingerprints under regulations proposed on Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has sided with advocates for the hungry in arguing that the requirement discourages …Gov….
KPVI News 6 GOP measure freezes lawmakers' office budgetsThe Seattle TimesEven as they press cuts to foreign aid, food stamps and a host of domestic programs, Republicans running the House of Representatives are opting against any further cuts to their own office budgets. By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press No comments have …GOP measure freezes House…
Members of the Save the La Jolla Post Office Task Force are leaning on legislators to help them save La Jolla’s cherished Wall Street post office from having its services relocated, and the historic building sold — the fourth such effort to keep the post office where it is since its dedication in 1933. More:…