MN food stamp use up to record highKAREPAUL, Minn– New numbers show food stamp use is at an all time high. Nearly 46 million Americans depend on the federal assistance program to buy groceries. In Minnesota the number is also at a record high. More than 500000 people rely on …
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Kay Hagan wants members of the public to be able to speak their mind about potential post office closures across North Carolina. More: continued here
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Telegraph.co.uk English postman fined for calling Andy Murray a 'useless Jock'Herald SunDarren Swain was convicted of daubing dozens of posters at a Royal Mail sorting office in Coventry with abusive comments, two of which featured "racist slurs", The Scotsman reported. The word "Jock" is a slang term for a Scot. …
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Six Shelby County locations are on the potential chopping block. More: continued here
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Read More »Hagan wants public input on post office closures – Greenville Daily Reflector
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Read More »More Tennesseans using food stamps to make ends meet
More than 45 million Americans now receive food stamps. In the past six months, about 2,000 people have signed up in Knox County alone. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamp Nation: Alabama Helps Push U.S. Program to All-Time High – ABC News
ABC News Food Stamp Nation: Alabama Helps Push U.S. Program to All-Time HighABC NewsA man organizes coupons and food stamps in this undated file photo. (Karen Beard/Getty Images) Alabama is responsible for much of the 1.1 million increase in food stamp recipients after horrific storms tore through the area and …
Read More »Venice: Neighborhood council objects to Post Office relocation plan
In what could be perceived as a daunting task, Venice residents are fighting a federal agency’s plan in hopes of saving a historic building and the public’s access to a storied artwork. More: continued here
Read More »Dean Harris: Talk of Gustine post office closing unfounded – Gustine Press-Standard
Dean Harris: Talk of Gustine post office closing unfoundedGustine Press-Standard• Any rumors of the Gustine post office closing as part of cost-cutting measures on the part of the Postal Service are unfounded, staff members assured us last week…..but we're told that behind-the-scene changes are in the works. …and more » More: …
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