It's no snap to survive on food stampsThe Register-GuardFood Stamp Challenge shopper Wendy Stoner follows a carefully planned grocery list Sunday as she and her husband, Brian (pushing their cart), hunted for bargains at WinCo Foods in Eugene. The Veneta couple came in under budget for the shopping trip.and more » More: continued here
Food Stamp Cut Hits Ky. County Harder Than MostABC NewsTroyer is one of the more than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps, all of whom saw their allotment drop on Nov. 1 as a temporary benefit from the 2009 economic stimulus ran out. Few places feel the difference as profoundly as Owsley County, …and more »…
“The Urn Returns” was heard throughout Australia after our cricketers won back the Ashes in a 5-0 whitewash and now locals have a new way to rib their English friends. More: continued here
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GOP rep: Require food stamp recipients to workFox NewsA Republican congressman renewed his call Sunday for Congress to require able-bodied adults on food stamps to work or volunteer in order to keep receiving the benefits, as the rolls of the welfare program have grown to a record 47 million people. "I … More: continued here
WantChinaTimes Year of the horse stamps gone in 1 hour after Lanzhou releaseWantChinaTimesFour thousand stamps issued for the Chinese Year of the Horse sold out an hour after their release in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. Their value has risen significantly in the local stamp market, according to the Chinese-language Lanzhou … More: continued…
Washington Post (blog) Federal funds at risk over 'serious failure' in NC food stamp programWashington Post (blog)Food stamp recipient Rebecka Ortiz of Rhode Island shops with her daughter. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post). Delays in handing out food stamps in North Carolina have been so bad for so long that the federal government could pull…
RT Food stamps won't buy marijuana cookies in ColoradoRTA new bill that's been introduced before the Colorado General Assembly will make sure residents there won't be able to use their food stamp benefits to buy legal weed or marijuana-infused products sold in dozens of new state-sanctioned dispensaries. More: continued here
Burlington Times News DHHS problems with the food stamps are inexcusableNews & ObserverThe latest – now there's a frightening word when applied to this agency – is that the federal government has crawled all over DHHS for failing to address huge problems with food stamp applications. The U.S. Department of Agriculture may sanction the …NC…
Food Stamps have seen some major cuts in the last few months. Now some doctors are concerned it will create health implications for recipients. More: continued here