Economic Times Nearly 15 million households on food stampsCNNMoneyNEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The number of American households receiving food stamps jumped nearly 10% in 2011. Nearly 15 million households were on food stamps at some point last year, up from 13.6 million in 2010, newly released Census data shows.California has third-lowest food stamp rate in…
Telegraph.co.uk Vatican to sell stamps to restore Bernini's St Peter's Square colonnadesTelegraph.co.ukThe Holy See is to issue a limited edition of special papal stamps to try to raise money for the 14 million euro (£11.3m) restoration of the magnificent colonnades that embrace St Peter's Square. The initiative is designed to plug a spending gap, as…
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Pasadena Artist's Work Graces 2012 Holiday StampsPasadena NowFor the past 50 years the U.S. Postal Service has issued special holiday postage to celebrate the season. This year's whimsical holiday stamps portray Santa Claus flying through the air in his sleigh. With a cargo of toys and gifts produced in his … More: continued here
Its museums are crammed with priceless works of art and its wealth pours in from the Catholic faithful around the world, but even the Vatican is feeling the pinch of austerity. More: continued here
Economic Times Nearly 15 million households on food stampsCNNThe food stamp program has become a source of controversy in political circles as a record number of Americans signed up for nutrition assistance during the Great Recession. Though the economy is improving, participation is still rising, with a record …California has third-lowest food stamp rate in…
Winnipeg Free Press Stamps' Tate, Glenn get thumbs upCANOECALGARY – If there was one thing Kevin Glenn proved during his first season with the Calgary Stampeders, it's that the quarterback can be a great leader, even when he's not playing. For that one trait alone, the Stamps players would dearly love to have …Stamps formulating…
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WalMart earns record profits while supporting Republicans who want to slash …PoliticusUSABecause WalMart pays their employees slave wages, workers are forced to rely on food stamps and Medicaid which is how WalMart siphons money from taxpayers. The taxpayer dollars allow WalMart to pay their workers an average of $8.81 an hour without …and more » More:…
GIMBY (blog) Hunger in Plain Sight – NYTimes.comNew York Times (blog)Food stamps allow you to shop more or less normally, but on an extremely tight budget, around $130 a month. It's tough to feed a family on food stamps (and even tougher without them), and that's where food banks — a network of nonprofit, nongovernment…