Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challengeKUSIThe chef, his wife and their two teenage sons are eating for a week on the equivalent of a food stamp budget in protest of potential cuts pending in Congress to the benefit program used by more than 46 million Americans. That's …
Read More »Emerald Downs: Outa Crown's speed stamps him dangerous despite class level
AUBURN, Wash. – Outa Crown, inexorably climbing the class ladder, will be the horse to beat Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs. One of nine races on a card beginning at 2 p.m. Pacific, the feature complements a full simulcast menu capped by the Preakness from Pimlico at …
Read More »Canada Post celebrates cowboy culture with stamps to honour the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary Stampede
Stamps first to feature Augmented RealityCALGARY, May 17, 2012 /CNW/ – Canada Post is marking this year's centennial of the Calgary Stampede in style by issuing two commemorative stamps that celebrate … More: continued here
Read More »Cuomo Seeks to End Fingerprinting for Food Stamps in N.Y.C.
New York City, which is alone in the state in requiring the fingerprints, says the practice prevents fraud, but the governor says it discourages people from seeking help. More: continued here
Read More »Emerald Downs: Outa Crown’s speed stamps him dangerous despite class level – Daily Racing Form
Emerald Downs: Outa Crown's speed stamps him dangerous despite class levelDaily Racing FormBy Nick Rousso AUBURN, Wash. – Outa Crown, inexorably climbing the class ladder, will be the horse to beat Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs. One of nine races on a card beginning at 2 pm …
Read More »Lawrence O’Donnell Rips Greg Gutfeld For Mocking Mario Batali (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
New York Daily News Lawrence O'Donnell Rips Greg Gutfeld For Mocking Mario Batali (VIDEO)Huffington PostLawrence O'Donnell had some rather harsh words for Greg Gutfeld on Wednesday, after the Fox News host criticized celebrity chef Mario Batali for attempting to live off food stamps for a week. Batali, who supports a …
Read More »AM Roundup: No more food stamp fingerprints – Albany Times Union (blog)
Albany Times Union (blog) AM Roundup: No more food stamp fingerprintsAlbany Times Union (blog)(Newsday) Cuomo will today repeal a regulation requiring people get fingerprinted to apply for food stamps. (DN) NYRA pushed back on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's criticism of its operations, and its appointment of Ellen McClain as CEO. More: …
Read More »Gov. Andrew Cuomo moves to ban the requirement that food stamp recipients … – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Gov. Andrew Cuomo moves to ban the requirement that food stamp recipients …New York Daily NewsCuomo is putting a stop to the city's practice of fingerprinting food stamp recipients .Following through on a pledge made in his State of the State address this year, Cuomo is …
Read More »FoodStamps.org Launches Weekly “Cheap Eats” – Albany Times Union
FoodStamps.org Launches Weekly “Cheap Eats”Albany Times UnionAs many lawmakers have shown support of the Farm Bill which includes policies to cut food stamps by billions of dollars, other advocacy groups and sites dedicated to hunger awareness have offered more support to the estimated 45 million American who …and more » More: …
Read More »Appetite 4 Life expands to accept food stamps
Appetite 4 Life, formed in 1997 to serve people in the late stages of HIV/AIDS, now cooks and delivers meals to people suffering from terminal illnesses, the elderly and the disabled who receive food stamps. More: continued here
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