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89.3 KPCC More of the working-poor and job-seekers are receiving food stamps89.3 KPCCThe protestors were asking the congressman to vote against a House farm bill that would reduce federal spending on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program by $20.5 billion and affect food stamps and other services for the poor. American …

Thieves strike another Central Texas post officeKXAN.comA post office burglary in Lampasas, Texas that occurred between Saturday night and Sunday morning could be linked to similar thefts in Central Texas, police say. Boxes inside and outside the building were broken into at the location in the 1700 block … More: …

OTTAWA, Jan. 29, 2014 /CNW/ – On Thursday, January 30, Canada Post will issue two new stamps featuring two African-Canadian communities – and the people who called them home – to celebrate Black History Month in Canada. While at opposite ends of the country, the communities shared similarities beyond their …

A parish council chairman said he was encouraged by a meeting to discuss ways of retaining postal services in Haworth. More: continued here

Bill boosts farmers while cutting food stampsBuffalo NewsWASHINGTON – A bipartisan Farm Bill that's soon to be voted on in Congress looks like a boon to farmers of Western New York – at the expense of food stamp recipients in cities like Buffalo. The bill, which House and Senate negotiators …

Farm bill would trim food stamps, shift crop subsidiesBoston GlobeWASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers are lobbying colleagues member by member, vote by vote as they push for House passage of a massive, five-year bill that would make cuts to food stamps and continue generous subsidies for farmers. There are …and more » More: …

CNN Price of stamps goes up three centsCNNOne way around the increases is buying Forever Stamps now and using them any time for first-class mail, the kind used by most consumers. Launched in 2007, Forever Stamps are always valid, no matter what people paid for them and even if prices …

Residents who feverishly oppose a proposed FedEx delivery hub in the township gave Allen Township Supervisors a piece of their collective minds Tuesday night. FedEx is currently in talks with Allen Township and Northampton County officials to potentially build a massive packaging and distribution center featuring between one million and …

Man sentenced in post office burglaryThe Register-GuardA Eugene man who said his methamphetamine addiction drove him to commit a string of crimes, including break-ins at two rural post offices, was sentenced Tuesday to almost two years in prison. Allen Joseph Widmer, 43, appeared in U.S. District Court in …Judge sentences post …

The agreed-upon cuts to food stamps are significantly less than what the House had requested, but double what the Senate had proposed. The compromise could be introduced on the House floor Wednesday. More: continued here