Pastors seek to keep Medicaid strongSalt Lake Tribune, United States –15 hours agoGroup members signed a letter to the Utah State lawmakers asking them to forgo cuts to "human needs" programs like food stamps, general assistance to the …Religious leaders: Don't cut programs for needyLocalNews8.comall 2 news articles More: continued here
Growing popularity of email doesn't worry avid stamp collectorsWaterloo Record, Canada –5 hours agoThe Cambridge stamp club meets twice a month at the Allan Reuter Centre: the first Thursday and third Monday. Meetings start with passing around of "circuit …Collector stuck on stamp hobbyWaterloo Recordall 2 news articles More: continued here
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More Coloradans ask for food stampsDenver Post, CO –2 hours agoBy Allison Sherry The number of people on food stamps in Colorado jumped more last fall than it has in at least two decades — a clear signal the recession … More: continued here
What do black bears, the Mississippi state flag, Mississippi civil rights leaders Fannie Lou Hamer and Medgar Evers and the Biloxi Lighthouse have in common? More: continued here
In a narrow, rust-colored building on Main Street resides a century-old testament to survival — and to the fact that small and low-tech still have a place in a big, high-tech world. More: continued here
Food stamp use in New Mexico hit an all-time high last year. The Albuquerque Journal Reported that in December alone, the number of New Mexican’s on food stamps jumped by more that 6,000 people. More: continued here
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Rockland veterans push for a Purple Heart 'forever' stampLower Hudson Journal news, NY –49 minutes agoBy Hema Easley Veterans in Rockland County are rallying around a campaign to urge the US Postal Service to issue a Purple Heart "forever stamp" that honors, … More: continued here