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Federal Farm Act means money for county, cuts to food stampsMethow Valley NewsSome of the more than 5,700 people in Okanogan County who receive food stamps may see further reductions in their Basic Food benefits because the new law counts assistance for heating bills as income. This change could affect …

Missouri lawmakers consider ending lifetime food stamp ban for drug felonsSTLtoday.comJEFFERSON CITY • Early hearings this year in both chambers have given hope to some supporters of an end to the lifetime ban from food stamps faced by individuals convicted of drug-related felonies. Bill sponsor Sen. Kiki Curls, D-Kansas City, …

The Brown Daily Herald Flying Your Plane, Living on Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)That means if a starter pilot at a regional airline is the breadwinner for a partner and a child, the household would qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, where the …

Nearly 40,000 people in the city of Syracuse rely on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to feed themselves and their families. This week, community leaders are taking what they call the “SNAP Challenge” to see what it's like to live off food stamps for a week. More: continued here

ChicagoNow (blog) How to make potato stamps, an easy Valentine's Day craftChicagoNow (blog)Turnips were all we had in the house and they're very similar to raw potatoes so I went for it. You could also use other tubers like sweet potatoes or rutabagas. I'm still referring to it as a …

Burlington Times News After 'herculean effort,' most late food stamp cases clearedWRAL.comSeveral committee members also questioned Wos about the functionality of the state's new NC FAST system, meant to streamline the delivery of social services like food stamps and Medicaid. Significant technical problems with the system in July …Deadline today …

Recruiting: Warren Central's Chris Stamps commits to Mississippi State for 2015Mississippi Press (blog)(Photo courtesy of 247 Sports). Mississippi State added a 2015 football verbal commitment late Tuesday from Vicksburg/Warren Central cornerback Chris Stamps, according to reports by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247 Sports. Stamps (6-foot-1, 170 pounds) …ScoutTV: Chris StampsHereComeTheDawgs.comChris Stamps commits …

Santa Fe New Mexican.com Answer Man: No need to stigmatize kids with stampsPost-BulletinDear Answer Man, an article in the Star Tribune Tuesday reported that "many schools" in Minnesota deny lunch to students who can't pay for it. Some schools send kids home with a stamp on the child's hand, visible …

Crowdsourced phone book stamps out spam callsZDNetCrowdsourced phone book stamps out spam calls ZDNet Image: Truecaller. What this means is that you will always be able to tell who is calling your mobile phone — person or business. Spammers or telemarketers or those calls from “Microsoft product …and more » More: continued …

World Socialist Web Site New Yorkers condemn food stamp cutsWorld Socialist Web SitePresident Obama signed a bill last Friday that reduces food stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $8.7 billion, affecting 850,000 poor families. Obama signed these cuts in food benefits only two weeks after he claimed …