Miami New Times (blog) Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry Talks Ice Cream, Stamps, and SustainabilityMiami New Times (blog)More than 30 years ago, Ben Cohen enriched the palate of folks everywhere when he and long-time friend and partner, Jerry Greenfield, opened an ice cream parlor in Vermont. Ben & Jerry's frosty desserts have melted in…
DHEC chief: Restrict food stamps, curb obesityWBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SCCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina's public health chief says further restricting what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on the state's obesity problem. Department of Health and Environmental Control director Catherine …and more » More: continued…
Three Ulster County residents charged with misusing food stampsTimes Herald-RecordACCORD — Three Accord residents have been charged with fraud in connection with misusing food stamps at Star Grocery store, police say. A joint investigation into using electronic food stamp benefit cards for non-food items began in March 2011 by the …Accord trio charged in food…
Fight obesity, curb food stamps, SC official saysThe Augusta ChronicleCOLUMBIA — South Carolina's public health chief says further restricting what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on the state's obesity problem. Fight obesity, curb food stamps, SC official says. The Augusta Chronicle. February … More: continued here
Philpost issues special stamps for Chinese New Year and Valentine's DayGMA NewsMost people these days email rather than snail-mail letters, but the government still produces commemorative stamps, like the ones for the incoming year of the snake. Who buys them, aside from the shrinking population of letter writers? Why, stamp…and more » More: continued here
USPS stamps Rosa Parks 'Forever'St. Louis AmericanOn what would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is honoring this extraordinary woman and civil rights icon with a Forever stamp. The stamp was officially unveiled on Monday February 4 as part of the National Day … More: continued here
DHEC chief: Restrict food stamps, curb obesityMyrtleBeachOnline.comCOLUMBIA — Putting restrictions on what people can buy with food stamps might be a way to cut down on South Carolina's growing obesity problem, the state's public health chief said Wednesday. “I'm rather astonished that nobody has ever proposed it,” …Restrict food stamps, curb obesity?KOAA.com Colorado Springs and…
Good news for stamp collectors: the Philippine Postal Service is issuing special stamps to mark the Year of the Snake and Valentine's Day. The Chinese New Year stamp has a junior dragon image while the Valentine's Day stamp shows a couple in traditional Filipiniana attire. More: continued here
DHEC chief: Restrict food stamps, curb obesityAnderson Independent MailIt's that basic model that Templeton would like to see used for food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Those SNAP benefits, which are also federally funded, are administered in South Carolina by the Department of Social Services.Restrict food stamps, curb obesity?KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo…
Washington Times Calif. lawmaker: No buying sugary drinks with food stampsWashington TimesCalifornia lawmakers may put an end to food stamp recipients buying sugary drinks and soda with CalFresh, the state's benefits program. State Sen. Michael J. Rubio, a Democrat, introduced legislation that proposes to modify the list of allowable food …and more » More: continued here