Authorities stop prison drug smuggling attempt under stamps9&10 NewsTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Authorities say they stopped an attempt to smuggle a prescription drug into a state prison in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula that was hidden behind postage stamps. State police say 42-year-old Jamie Nichole Rise of Lake …and more » More: continued here
myfox8.com Singles in the Piedmont, with no children, will no longer get food stamps next …myfox8.comTHOMASVILLE, N.C. — Terri Fisher says many of the people she helps feed every day are working but underemployed. "I see the people who come through these doors,” Fisher said, “they just lost their job." Fisher is the executive director…
WKBW-TV Brothers charged in massive food stamp fraudWKBW-TVHOLLEY, N.Y. (WKBW) – Three brothers have been arrested on charges involving a massive food stamp scheme that allegedly went on for more than a year. Authorities say the Salamaca brothers paid customers 70 percent value of their food stamps in cash, …and more » More: continued here
New York Post Landlord got food stamps while raking in $83000 in rent: officialsNew York Post“This defendant collected food stamps in the Bronx while collecting rent payment from her tenants in Troy, allegedly manipulating the welfare system to improperly divert public benefits to which she was not entitled,” said state Welfare Inspector … More: continued…
UpperMichigansSource.com Authorities stop prison drug smuggling attempt under stampsUpperMichigansSource.comTRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Authorities say they stopped an attempt to smuggle a prescription drug into a state prison in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula that was hidden behind postage stamps. State police say 42-year-old Jamie Nichole Rise of Lake City …and more » More: continued here
Food-stamp billrequiring someto work is fairThe RobesonianBut we believe they are wrong in opposing a bill that would require able-bodied adults who don't have dependent children to perform modest work or job training or a mix of both in order to remain eligible to receive food stamps. And that is not because … More: continued…
Job training now tied to food stampsGlenwood Springs Post IndependentGarfield County hopes to reduce the number of able-bodied, working-age people on food stamp assistance in the county by helping them get back to work. Most Colorado counties are now part of the Employment First program, which is being implemented …and more » More: continued here
The Sun Chronicle KESSLER: Stamps project a small way of ensuring we 'never forget'The Sun ChronicleSheer, a retired teacher who remains active in the project, said that more than 540,000 stamps came in over the summer, to bring the total, at the start of the school year, to 6,084,359 stamps. That total subsequently climbed to…
Local man to buy 1666 stamps in honor of late wifeLive 5 NewsA United States Postal Service forever stamp costs 49 cents, but a local man is set to spend a much larger amount of money on stamps this week. Ed Platt will purchase $1,000 worth of Breast Cancer Research stamps this week at the…
The Sun Herald Hancock stamps ticket to State with epic win over Oak GroveThe Sun HeraldKILN — The Hancock Hawks are headed to the Class III state volleyball finals after a classic and exciting match Tuesday. Hancock (25-10) knocked off Oak Grove 3-0 (23-25, 25-18, 25-27, 25-21, 16-14) in an epic South State battle in…