GOP Senate Candidate Likens Food Stamp Recipients To Wild AnimalsHuffington Post“The food stamp program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture," the graphic reads. "They proudly report that they distribute free meals and food stamps to over 46 million people on an annual basis." “Meanwhile, the National Park Service …
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Welfare recipients traded snacks they bought with food stamps for slot machine credits at a now-shuttered downtown eight-liner gambling business, authorities said. On Oct. More: continued here
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A new banking service could be provided through an alliance between An Post and credit unions. More: continued here
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Irish Independent The post office is not just a place that sells stampsIrish IndependentPOSTMASTERS across the country are engaged in a struggle to save the network of offices that are vital to the survival of many rural communities nationwide. The post office– along with schools, shops, pubs and churches – …
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SFGate Solitary stamp collecting hobby keeps centenarian in touchSFGateA recent Monday, 11:34 p.m.: After finishing his $2 lunch at the Russian American Community Services center, Julius Mansbach sifted through an envelope of stamps he had just received from his contacts. Mansbach has been on this earth for 100 years, and …and …
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The smell of fresh paint wafts through the domed lobby of the latest Israeli arrival in East Jerusalem – a Jewish seminary in a bustling commercial area in the same building as a post office serving thousands of Palestinians every day. Otzmat Yerushalayim, which includes sleeping quarters and could house …
Read More »Royal Mail Plots Bond Issue As Row Rages On – Sky News
The Guardian Royal Mail Plots Bond Issue As Row Rages OnSky NewsRoyal Mail is weighing a move into the bond markets to raise hundreds of millions of pounds even as the row over the postal operator's privatisation looks set to continue. Sky News understands that the company has been holding …
Read More »Solitary hobby of stamp collecting keeps centenarian in touch – SFGate
SFGate Solitary hobby of stamp collecting keeps centenarian in touchSFGateA recent Monday, 11:34 p.m.: After finishing his $2 lunch at the Russian American Community Services center, Julius Mansbach sifted through an envelope of stamps he had just received from his contacts. Mansbach has been on this earth for 100 years, …
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