UC Daily News Three out of four Floridians on food stamps did not have earned income in 2010Florida IndependentAccording to the US Department of Agriculture, about 1.4 million Floridians relied on food stamps in 2010, and 76.2 percent of those recipients did not have an earned income. While the recession …
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A Starbucks store manager barred a post office employee from all Starbucks on Mercer Island, with police officers as witnesses, after the suspect used his break at 12 p.m. on Sept. 20 to take multiple photos of women employed at the South end Starbucks. Car prowl: A thief broke through …
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Read More »Editorial: Post office bleeding must stop – The News-Press
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Read More »American Artist Romare Bearden’s Work Honored on Forever Stamp – Sacramento Bee
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Read More »Forever Stamps by Romare Bearden – The Root
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