TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Letters: Millionaire getting food stamps shows we need tougher welfare lawsTwinCities.com-Pioneer PressFor quite a while, Democrats would refuse to believe the waste and fraud going on in the welfare system. Rob Undersander displayed how easily a millionaire could receive food stamps (“Millionaire says he got food stamps to make a point,” April 12)….
Cleburne Times-Review Drug testing plan considered for food stamp recipientsCleburne Times-ReviewFederal law bars states from imposing their own conditions on food stamp eligibility, but the Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing. The drug testing proposal …and more » More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News Stamps feature New Zealand cycling, maritime disaster, rocket launchLinn’s Stamp NewsBy Denise McCarty. Recent stamps and souvenir sheets from New Zealand portray travel on earth, by sea and into outer space. The stamps commemorate the New Zealand Cycle Trail; the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the ferry Wahine; and the Jan….
Magnoliareporter Maya Angelou birthday commemoration Sunday in StampsMagnoliareporterThe Celebrate! Maya Project, and the City of Stamps are co-sponsoring a Celebration of Maya Angelou's 90th birthday from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Lafayette County High School. The event is open to the public. The featured guest is Arkansas native Patricia … More: continued here
Washington Examiner Opioid epidemic quiets GOP calls for food stamps drug testingWashington ExaminerRepublican leaders say they will reject a drug testing requirement when they consider food stamp legislation this week, a dramatic change in position that's mostly a response to the nation's opioid epidemic. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike …and more » More: continued here
Fence Post Millions would lose food stamps under Conaway draftFence PostSeveral million people would be likely to leave the food stamp program in order to create job training programs under a farm bill draft released today by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway, R-Texas. The bill makes few changes to the …House Republicans propose food…
Fort Plain Free Library welcomes stamp loversThe RecorderFORT PLAIN — What stays in the corner but travels the world over? Come to the Fort Plain Free Library on Thursday, April 26th to learn the answer to this philatelic riddle and more! Between 6:30 and 8 p.m. that night, the library will host its first …and…
Washington Examiner Trump campaign celebrates 600,000-person drop in food stamp …Washington ExaminerPresident Trump's re-election campaign on Monday celebrated what it says was a one-month decline of 600000 people using food stamps.Food Stamp Participation Dropped By More Than Half a Million In …MRCTV (blog)all 3 news articles » More: continued here
History The 11 Most Controversial Stamps in US HistoryHistoryMany artists objected to the way James McNeill Whistler's famous 1873 painting was cropped to fit the horizontal stamp format. Others complained about the vase of flowers that had been added to its lower-left corner—possibly a bit of early product … More: continued here
Forbes To Fix Food Stamps, Think Outside The Box — Keep The Current System Largely IntactForbesOne of the nation's most powerful anti-poverty programs is under threat from an unlikely source: a box. A new proposal would replace a large portion of families' food stamp dollars with food delivery boxes. Instead of such an overhaul, though,…