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More women on food stamps than in the work force
WPEC He would like to see food stamps tied to work requirements like other welfare programs, but he doesn't see that happening. "They make people dependent on government for the long term and not transitioning them to work which is what really provides the … |
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Living on food stamps, Pt.3: A week in a life on $34KTUURon Kreher of the Division of Public Assistance says requests for food stamps are up almost 10 percent in the last year. (Shawn Wilson/KTUU-DT) Cards like … More: continued here
USPS partners with Japan Post for cherry blossom stampWashington Post (blog)The U.S. Postal Service has partnered with Japan Post to release a new series of stamps this week to celebrate the historic exchange of flowery trees between the United States and Japan before and during World War I. The release takes place on Friday …and…
A man who shot his girlfriend during a car chase before driving through a house was charged Tuesday with nine felonies. Joseph B. Stamps, 28, of the 1100 block of Hoyt Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors, was shot by police who responded to the scene Friday at the corner of Nectar and Ewell drives. More: continued…
Associated Press – March 26, 2008 9:15 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The director of the state Department of Human Services says he sees a bad sign for the economy – an increase in the number of… More: continued here
Drenda King wants you to know this: The Department of Human Resources does not call people on the phone and ask them to give out personal information. More: continued here
MONTPELIER — A combination of a dramatically expanded number of people using the state’s 3SquaresVt program — what used to be called food stamps — and hitches in a new case management system have resulted in longer waits for Vermonters who need their applications evaluated and who call with questions. … – By LOUIS PORTER…