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: …
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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, …
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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
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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. …
Read More »Whale that Newfoundland town tried to sell on eBay has floated away – Toronto Star
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 …
Read More »In Cortez, no mail delivery is no problem
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Read More »How Welfare Reform Left Single Moms Behind
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 …
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Read More »DuBois woman faces more charges in post office thefts – The Courier-Express
DuBois woman faces more charges in post office theftsThe Courier-ExpressCavazza, who is an employee of the Rockton Post Office, allegedly took cash, gift cards, Lottery tickets and more from greeting cards going through the Rockton Post Office. Some of the cards were delivered opened or resealed and others were never … …
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