The compromise farm bill ready to pass the Senate on Tuesday sets policy for food stamps and farm programs. The five-year bill would cut food stamps by around $800 million a year and continue generous farm subsidies. Some of what's in the bill: More: continued here
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Mr. Fruzia died Sunday in Westbrook at age 82. More: continued here
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An 'Ebay For Ideas' Is Crowdfunding And May Help Connect Comic Creators …Bleeding Cool NewsToday, the Indiegogo campaign opens for a proposed internet site called Bideas (think Bid-Ideas), an auction site where “big companies bid on big ideas” and the project describes itself as an “eBay for ideas”. Though the …
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The USPS proposes to move and cut the Cornersburg Post Office to 1/6 of its current size, and relocate letter carriers to the downtown post office. More: continued here
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