Food Stamps
Applications for food stamps in Panhandle counties have soared since oil began gushing from the broken BP pipe leak. Since May 1st application are up 15 percent.
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Applications for food stamps in Panhandle counties have soared since oil began gushing from the broken BP pipe leak. Since May 1st application are up 15 percent.
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It is called a campaign desk, an Antebellum-era box of mahogany and inlaid ivory that once carried papers, pens and Confederate stamps, and provided a stable writing surface on the battlefield. In other words, it is, as J. Grahame Long calls it, a Civil War laptop. More: continued here
Associated Press – June 9, 2009 8:44 AM ET DENVER (AP) – Colorado officials say the number of new applications for food stamps fell about 16% in May, the largest drop in a single month since… More: continued here
The cash-strapped US Postal Service has enjoyed no such enchanted burst of activity since the age of e-mail began, but the agency is hoping to cash in on the nationwide love for J.K. Rowling's characters, plucky and evil alike, with a set of limited-edition commemorative Harry Potter stamps. The USPS, which reported losing nearly $25…
City schools, county may jointly tout food stampsSan Diego Union Tribune, CA –1 minute agoBy Jeff McDonald For years, San Diego County has had the lowest participation rate in the federal food stamp program among most metropolitan areas. … More: continued here
The Guardian Mr Men and Little Misses become new stamp set | UK news | The …The GuardianStamp collectors of a certain age will be very happy, or even grumpy, on hearing that Royal Mail is issuing a set to celebrate the Mr Men and Little Miss books.Royal Mail launches Mr Men and Little Miss…
Chicago Tribune USDA mulling big changes to food stamps, according to conservative groupChicago TribuneThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is weighing dramatic changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, the $73 billion social safety net that feeds 42 million Americans, according to a conservative group that met …USDA's Pledge to Allow…