By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Melissa Bruninga Matteau has a PhD in medieval history, and a job as an adjunct professor, but she's still relying on food stamps and Medicaid to get by. "I am not a welfare queen," she tells the Chronicle of Higher Education. But with take home …
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A national charity that works for pensioners is making an urgent appeal for stamps. More: continued here
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Gabor Sarkozi 'Kicked, punched and stamped to death' court hearsDaily Post North WalesJohn and Doreen Clements described seeing a man suffering “heavy punches” and “forceful kicks and stamps” on the night Gabor Peter Sarkozi died. They were driving and discussed stopping, but did not feel able to intervene in the …
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ROMFORD, UNITED KINGDOM– – Neopost announced today the launch of its free postage savings App. This new and unique App calculates the annual savings of a business if they switch from stamps to franking … More: continued here
Read More »Korea memorial sculptor entitled to more from postal service
(Reuters) – An 87-year-old sculptor is entitled to more money from the U.S. Postal Service after it made tens of millions of dollars from using an image of his Korean War memorial on stamps and merchandise, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday. Frank Gaylord, who is now 87 and …
Read More »Stamped and ad-dress-ed: British fashion designers celebrated in new stamp … – Mirror.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Stamped and ad-dress-ed: British fashion designers celebrated in new stamp…Mirror.co.ukBritish fashion is to get the stamp of approval in a new Royal Mail collection out tomorrow. A set of ten stamps celebrating the best of UK couture from the Queen's favourite designer Hardy Amies to the queen of cutting …
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Yahoo! Canada Shine Mario Batali a hungry chef on food stamp challengeWall Street JournalThe 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 …
Read More »Commissioner wants to see hard time for fraudulent food stamp cases – WECT-TV6
Commissioner wants to see hard time for fraudulent food stamp casesWECT-TV6PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – More food stamps have been handed out to residents in Pender County than ever, surprising county commissioners and leaving them with a lot of questions. During the annual budget retreat that took place earlier this …
Read More »Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Eliminate or Reduce Benefits for as Many as 22 … – Youth Today
Youth Today Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Eliminate or Reduce Benefits for as Many as 22 …Youth TodaySome 22 million children who depend on the federal nutrition assistance program that replaced food stamps could lose their benefits under a 2013 budget resolution recently approved by the House Agricultural Committee. The …
Read More »Korea memorial sculptor entitled to more from postal service – Reuters
Korea memorial sculptor entitled to more from postal serviceReuters(Reuters) – An 87-year-old sculptor is entitled to more money from the US Postal Service after it made tens of millions of dollars from using an image of his Korean War memorial on stamps and merchandise, a federal appeals court ruled on …
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