The Canadian Press is reporting that former Stampeders Coach Bud Riley has died at 86. Riley coached Toronto, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Calgary in addition to other assistant and front office jobs in the CFL. Oregon State University announced Monday that Riley died Saturday after a lengthy illness. He had been …
Read More »Lady Bird Johnson to be honored by USPS with new Forever stamp – Austin American-Statesman (blog)
Lady Bird Johnson to be honored by USPS with new Forever stampAustin American-Statesman (blog)The new Forever Stamp honoring Mrs. Johnson — who was married to the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson — will feature her official White House portrait, as well as the artwork of stamps …
Read More »Fake stamp paper case: court denies relief to Telgi’s nephew – IBNLive.com
Fake stamp paper case: court denies relief to Telgi's nephewIBNLive.comTabrej was arrested in Pune for counterfeiting government stamps and was sentenced to seven years in jail by a sessions court there and was lodged in Yerwada Central Prison there. The Delhi ACMM's court had sentenced Tabrej on June 11, 2009, …
Read More »Stamp Paper Scam: Court Denies Relief to Telgi’s Nephew – Outlook
Stamp Paper Scam: Court Denies Relief to Telgi's NephewOutlookThe plea of fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi's nephew Tabrej Ahmed Telgi to set off his five-year sentence in an offshoot case here against the jail term served by him since January 2004 as under trial in another case …
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Boston.com Kill the Farm BillThe Weekly Standard (blog)While keeping food stamps intact as an entitlement, the welfare reforms of the 1990s transformed SNAP into a “hand up” that went to many people who worked full-time for low wages. On the farms, meanwhile, subsidy and insurance programs typically …Congress Breaks For …
Read More »Nick Clegg stamps his foot on electoral reform, but it won’t split coalition – The Guardian (blog)
Nick Clegg stamps his foot on electoral reform, but it won't split coalitionThe Guardian (blog)Watching Nick Clegg delivering a speech or statement, I often itch to rewrite the script in order to make the deputy prime minister sound less full of righteous, injured innocence, the victim of his wicked political …
Read More »Farmers’ Market Boom Not Reaching Many Food Stamp Users – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report Farmers' Market Boom Not Reaching Many Food Stamp UsersU.S. News & World ReportFarmers' markets have grown more than fourfold in less than two decades. According to new data from the USDA, there are 7864 farmers' markets in the U.S., up from 1755 in 1994. However, …
Read More »Mobile 'grocers' draw food stamps, but menu favorite raises concern
Mobile 'grocers' draw food stamps, but menu favorite raises concern Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:38 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2012 […] in the nation's fourth-largest city, a place trying to forget it was once named …
Read More »Congress goes on vacation while lengthy list of work sits uncompleted – Marietta Daily Journal
Kansas City Star Congress goes on vacation while lengthy list of work sits uncompletedMarietta Daily JournalThe warring sides also need to find some solution on farm subsidies and food stamps before the programs expire Sept. 30. The Senate gave bipartisan approval to its farm bill in June but the House …
Read More »One-stop shopping: stamps and produce
One-stop shopping: stamps and produce Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 9:13 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2012 HALFMOON — Country music played outside a family farm as customers shopped for fruits, vegetables, ice cream and … Under …
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