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Opposing Views Ohio Gov. Kasich: Able-bodied Adults Will Work for Food StampsPJ MediaGovernor John Kasich's administration announced this week that beginning next month, able-bodied adults in all but sixteen economically depressed areas will be required to work or participate in job training or volunteer work as a condition of …Ohio …

Northeast Ohio food stamp recipients brace for November cutsNewsNet5.comCLEVELAND – Christa Hendricks is trying to feed a family of five on $428 a month in food stamps. "We buy bulk meat, break it down, canned food and at the beginning when we first get our stamps we're able to get …

With the Canadian Football League season heading into the stretch run, warm sunny summer days will soon be nothing but a memory and it will once again be time to dig into storage closets for cold-weather gear. More: continued here

12 INVESTIGATES: Cuts coming to food stampsWWBTOne of out every eight Virginians is now on food stamps and many don't know major cuts are coming to the program. Nearly 140,000 families in greater Richmond, and thousands more nationwide, will see a noticeable reduction in their benefits starting …and more » More: continued …

Opposing Views Ohio Governor John Kasich Wants People to Work for Food StampsOpposing ViewsPeople receiving welfare benefits and those who worry about paying too much for them agree on one issue: the welfare system is broken. In Ohio, Governor John Kasich—a Republican—has just announced a measure aimed at what he …

Rancho Santa Fe Review Holcombe family donates special stamps to Rancho Santa Fe Historical SocietyRancho Santa Fe ReviewWhen the set of 19 printing press-era stamps showed up as a donation to the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society, administrator Dana Evanson knew she had seen the images depicted on the wood …

When the set of 19 printing press-era stamps showed up as a donation to the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society, administrator Dana Evanson knew she had seen the images depicted on the wood and rubber blocks somewhere before. Remembering the familiar prints, she turned to the society’s weathered copy of …

Al Jazeera America Welfare reform: The war on food stampsAl Jazeera AmericaTom Camarello with Progressive Democrats of America hold a rally in front of Rep. Henry Waxman's office on June 17 in Los Angeles. The protestors were asking the congressman to vote against a House farm bill that would reduce …

Cars, coins and stamps are now more profitable luxuries than art, wine and jewelryQuartzLuxury investing is gaining a somewhat geeky profile, with gearheads, coin collectors and philatelists gaining ground on urbane, wine-sipping art enthusiasts.The best luxury investment over the past year is classic cars, according to property …and more » More: …

Republicans Try to Cut Food Stamps as 15% of US Households Face HungerThe AtlanticIn particular, Majority Leader Eric Cantor is pushing a Republican plan to cleave at least $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—aka food stamps—over the next ten years, a reduction the Center on Budget and Policy …