WKBT News 8 – La Crosse, WIMore Minn. farmers markets to accept food stampsWKBTAP NewsCenter Entertainment News from AP AP – April 30, 2011 1:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – More low-income Minnesotans will be able to get fresh fruits and vegetables because of a big jump in farmers markets …

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Wash. official in charge of food-stamps program quits amid uproar over …Daily JournalAP SEATTLE — The official in charge of Washington state's food-stamps and child-support agency has resigned amid an uproar over televised remarks he made that appeared to dismiss evidence of welfare fraud. KING-TV reported that Troy Hutson tendered …

HOPE not hate (blog) CWU members march in Stoke-on-Trent over fears for jobsBBC NewsMembers of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have taken part in a protest march through the streets of Hanley over the potential loss of 400 Royal Mail jobs in Stoke-on-Trent. About 200 people demonstrated against the possible …

Postal official discusses possible W.Va. closingsGreenwich Time"It's not easy to talk about closing a post office." The Inter-Mountain reports that Cavinder spoke at a meeting arranged by US Sen. Joe Manchin's staff. He said some of the post offices being considered for closure are generating revenues of $30 or …and …

More Minn. farmers markets to accept food stampsAlbany Times UnionMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More low-income Minnesotans will be able to get fresh fruits and vegetables because of a big jump in farmers markets that will accept food stamps this year. The Star-Tribune reports that eight new markets will allow customers with …

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Sandusky Register Postal service might be stamped for consolidationSandusky Register"We're now processing stamps at early 1960s levels," he said. "The fall is attributed to electronic communications." The postal service's processing and distribution facility in Mansfield, which serves the post office in Sandusky, is planning a study …Postal Service Sets Free …

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More Minn. farmers markets to accept food stampsStamford AdvocateMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More low-income Minnesotans will be able to get fresh fruits and vegetables because of a big jump in farmers markets that will accept food stamps this year. The Star-Tribune reports that eight new markets will allow customers with … …