LTE: Vote NO to a Rubber Stamp Council in HerndonPatch.comUnfortunately, recent events have shown us that we have a case of the tail wagging the dog in Herndon, where the Town Staff effectively directs the Town Council and Planning Commission, and their plans are rubber stamped without serious review and …and more » More: continued here
Despite dire financial straits, octuplets mother Nadya Suleman said she is still capable of being a good mother and supporting her brood of 14 children. In an interview with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show Thursday, the… More: continued here
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's Farm Bill Would Eliminate Food Stamps for 74000 …Sacramento Bee"A legislative plan by Senator Lugar to cut federal food stamp spending alone by $14 billion over 10 years as part of the 2012 Farm Bill reauthorization would eliminate nutrition assistance to more than 74000 Illinois residents, of which more than …and…
Pyongyang, April 6 (KCNA) — The State Stamp Bureau has recently issued stamps (a sheetlet, a sheet and an individual stamp) in commemoration of the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung. More: continued here
USA TODAY Struggling 'Octomom' needs food stamps to support 14 kidsUSA TODAYBy Michael Winter, USA TODAY Nadya Suleman, the single mother of octuplets better known as "Octomom," said today she's struggling to take care of her 14 children and has had to rely on food stamps recently. "I still am working as hard as I…
State duck stamp winner from RapidsWisconsin Rapids TribuneContributed photo This year's winner of Wisconsin's Best of Show in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest is Logan Wimme of Wisconsin Rapids. Wimme, 15, entered a colored-pencil entry of a pair of surf scoters will compete for the title of Best of Show …and more » More: continued…
Hope for the deadFox NewsThe first was the Stamp Act, which was enforced by British soldiers writing their own search warrants and rummaging through the personal possessions of colonists looking to see whether they had purchased the government's stamps.and more » More: continued here
Chicagomag.com Peter Orszag: End-of-month hunger hurts students on food stampsCapital Times (blog)New research suggests that's especially true for students from families on food stamps, perhaps because life at home gets more stressful as money runs out. Modifying the food-stamp program so that benefits are paid out twice, rather than once, …Idaho's Food Stamp Enrollment Continues…
'Octomom' is on food stampsTampabay.comIn an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show Thursday, the Orange County, Calif., woman acknowledged that she is accepting food stamps as a temporary measure. She said she has business ventures in the works to make money, including an online … More: continued here
US House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Hearing in IllinoiseReleases (press release)CHICAGO, April 6, 2012 — Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for 74000 already … More: continued here