Legislative committee proposes lifting the ban on food stamps to those convicted of drug crimes – South Bend Tribune

After her food stamps were stolen and her son’s head was smashed into a concrete wall, a 31-year-old District woman wound up in the same place many of the city’s domestic violence victims land while they’re struggling to get on their feet: a run-down motel. Crime – Victims – Organizations – United States – Prevention…

Recheck Tom Moran's numbers on food stamps: Sen. Sam ThompsonNJ.comThe scam arose because the federal government offers higher food stamp benefits to families that also receive emergency help paying utility bills. If a family received as little as $1 per month in state energy assistance, it qualified for an extra $90 … More: continued here

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A record number of Tennesseans have been using food stamps as aid during hard economic times. State officials said the number of households on food stamps has risen 9.5 percent. More: continued here

Straits Times Stanley Gibbons targets southeast AsiaFinancial TimesStanley Gibbons has put its stamp on the growing Asian market for philately investing with plans to open an office in Singapore, as the venerable British company targets affluent collectors in southeast Asia. The move comes 18 months after the postage …Rare stamp merchant to set up shop…

Central Kentucky News Kentucky safety AJ Stamps hopes to meet his own high standardsCentral Kentucky NewsStamps: “At the end of the year I was about 75 or 80 percent but you will never be 100 percent throughout a season or playing football period. You just have to deal with it, especially at this level. I…