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$609398 Worth of Food Stamps Redeemed for Cologne, CigarettesWashington Free BeaconMore than $600,000 worth of food stamp benefits were redeemed for cologne, cigarettes, and calling cards from a convenience store in St. Louis, Mo. Ebraheem Maki Naif pled guilty last week to a four-year scheme where he redeemed nearly $2 …

Queens Plaza Post Office Will Have to Relocate This SummerDNAinfoLONG ISLAND CITY — The post office in Queens Plaza is looking for a new space to relocate when its current site's lease ends this summer, according to the United States Postal Service. The post office needs to move from its …

Browns Valley Post Office marks 150 yearsAppeal-DemocratBrowns Valley Post Office. Glen Peterson looks out the window at the former location of the post office, while getting his mail Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Browns Valley Post Office. Buy this photo · Browns Valley Post Office. Chris Kaufman/Appeal … More: …

The use of food stamps in Jefferson County has tripled since 2000, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2000, about 5 percent of Jefferson County residents received food stamps. By 2011, …

The rise of food stampsOttumwacourierOTTUMWA — The use of food stamps in Wapello County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program.and more » More: continued here

OTTUMWA — The use of food stamps in Wapello County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition progr More: continued here

The Guardian (blog) Which key British movies deserve to be commemorated on stamps?The Guardian (blog)Which key British movies deserve to be commemorated on stamps? Open thread: As the Royal Mail launches a set of stamps celebrating British cinema, what films would you have chosen to feature? Share · Tweet this. …

Toronto Star Whale that Newfoundland town tried to sell on eBay has floated awayToronto StarCAPE ST. GEORGE, N.L.—The remains of a whale that a small town in Newfoundland tried to sell on eBay have floated away. A combination of high tide, large swells and a westerly wind refloated the 12-metre-long …

Residents of the tiny fishing village make visits to the post office a social occasion. More: continued here

Rosa Pena, a 24-year-old single mom in Arizona, told the New York Times “I’ll do what I have to do,” to stay alive, including sell the groceries she buys with food stamps. Payments from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF, but more colloquially referred to as welfare), once a last …