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Help provide hearing dogs for the deaf with used Christmas card stamps
Linn’s Stamp News St. Joseph's Church in Stamford, England, is providing a great opportunity for those with a surplus of Christmas cards and stamps. The Rutland & Stamford Mercury is reporting that the charity has raised more than £10,000 for the deaf who aren't … |
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Author Blames County for Low Participation in Food Stamp ProgramKPBS, CAAn author and advocate for the hungry is slamming San Diego County for making it difficult to sign up for the federal food stamp program. KPBS reporter Katie Orr went to the National City church where Joel Berg was speaking and has this story. … More:…
Gotham Gazette Rising Demand for Food StampsGotham Gazette, NYby Dara L. Miles As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, more and more New Yorkers are relying on food stamps to put a meal on the table. As of February, more than 1.39 million New York City residents — nearly 800000 households — were enrolled … More:…
David Fowler, president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, worries that too many people are on food stamps, and they are becoming dependent on government handouts. More: continued here
Some Democrats Voted to Cut Food Stamps, Including FeinsteinBerkeley Daily PlanetA shocking and very painful event in the US Senate has just occurred— a majority of both Democrats and Republicans voted to support amendments to a farm bill that benefits corporate agriculture but cuts billions of dollars from the food stamp program … More: continued…
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Boulder-fueled Pluto mission commemorated with a stampLoveland Reporter-HeraldA souvenir sheet of stamps will be issued in late May or early June by the United States Postal Service honoring the achievements of the New Horizons mission flyby of Pluto, a pioneering space project with strong Boulder ties. (New Horizons Pluto stamp … More: continued here