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Jody Langrehr: Limit how food stamp funds are spent
La Crosse Tribune Columnist Dana Milbank wrote about lawmakers' attempts to restrict how food stamps can be used (April 9 Tribune). An example was Rep. Rick Brattin, a Republican legislator in Missouri, who supports a law that would make it illegal for food stamp… |
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Postmaster advises how to avoid lines when purchasing stampsNorth Attleborough Free Press, United States –59 minutes agoBy Staff reports Waiting in line at the Post Office to buy postage stamps can become a thing of the past, advises North Attleborough Postmaster Michael C. … More: continued here
Thousands in Baton Rouge braved the heat and long lines Tuesday for disaster food stamps. Things ran a little more smoothly in the afternoon hours, but it was still a long wait for many. More: continued here
House OKs farm bill minus food stampsHigh Plains JournalThe U.S. House passed a scaled-down farm bill July 11, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the larger bill last month. Republicans faced significant opposition to the plan from … More: continued here
Hightower: Cut food stamps in a recession?MetroWest Daily NewsFood stamps! Yes, even as millions of Americans are stuck in long-term, relentless unemployment, thus increasing the urgent need for family assistance, …and more » More: continued here
Indian Stamps – Not Another ChinaForbesIndia has a complicated philatelic history with a diversity of issuers that needs an introduction. The first stamps were issued in 1854 by the British East India Company mainly for use on correspondence back to England. As British influence expanded in … More: continued here
WWLP 22News Demand for food stamps in Mass. soarsBoston Herald, United StatesBy AP BOSTON — Welfare officials say the demand for food stamps in Massachusetts jumped 20 percent last year, straining the system and trying the patience of some residents applying for the benefit. There are now about 600000 Massachusetts residents …Food aid sign-ups flooding Mass.Boston…