Missouri's food stamp rolls drop as state slashes in-person help

Oldtown artist runner up in bear stamp design contestCumberland Times-News07/07/11 — OLDTOWN — Toni-Kay Dye was one of four Maryland artists honored as runners- up in the 2011-2012 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Design Contest. The Gorman Road artist, though, is the only one who actually lives in Maryland's bear … More: continued here

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Alabama to reduce funding for subsidized child careMontgomery Advertiser, AL –5 hours agoSpear said a change in food stamps policies will help soften the cuts. Starting Oct. 1, there will no longer be a limit on how much families can deduct for …Alabama cutting subsided child care for workersWHNTall 10 news articles More: continued here

Irish Times Irish artist gets UN stamp of approvalIrish TimesA RECENT convert to painting, Colm Isherwood from Cork has had one of his artworks selected by the UN Postal Administration for use on a stamp marking World Autism Awareness Day. The work of eight artists from around the world features on the stamps.and more » More:…

Health News Florida Hundreds Of Thousands Have Lost Food Stamps In FloridaHealth News Florida“What we're seeing are people who are too disabled to work losing their food stamps,” says McGivern. “The population that we're seeing are people who are largely homeless and who suffer from mental health conditions. So they're not well equipped to be …and…

Calgary’s 41-30 win over B.C. means the Lions will travel to Saskatchewan to face the ‘Riders in the West semi-final More: continued here