Minneapolis Star Tribune Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by roughly 1 percent, continue subsidies …Minneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON — Farm-state lawmakers are lobbying colleagues member by member, vote by vote as they push for House passage of a massive, five year farm bill that would make cuts to food …
Read More »The New Farm Bill Ends Subsidies, Cuts Food Stamps: 5 Things To Know About It – Wunderground.com (blog)
The New Farm Bill Ends Subsidies, Cuts Food Stamps: 5 Things To Know About ItWunderground.com (blog)Currently, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the official name for food stamps, feeds 47 million people. Nearly 48 million Americans are enrolled in the program, up 47 percent compared with 2008, according to …
Read More »Food stamps: how House, Senate negotiators agreed to cut $800 million a year … – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor Food stamps: how House, Senate negotiators agreed to cut $800 million a year …Christian Science MonitorHouse and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a new farm bill that includes a roughly $800 million reduction in annual food stamp funding, a 1 percent cut to the $80-billion-a-year …
Read More »‘Jurassic Park’ velociraptor crate for sale on eBay – New York Daily News
New York Daily News 'Jurassic Park' velociraptor crate for sale on eBayNew York Daily NewsA velociraptor dinosaur crate from the 1993 blockbuster movie was recently put up for auction on eBay. Theme Park Connection, a company in Orlando, Fla., that resells movie props and Disney souvenirs, listed the unique prop …
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KLINGERSTOWN — Fire crews had their hands full with a massive blaze in Schuylkill County. Witnesses said the building that… More: continued here
Read More »Jurassic Park Velociraptor crate listed on Ebay – Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Jurassic Park Velociraptor crate listed on EbayOrlando Sentinel (blog)Theme Park Connection, an Orlando-based company that resells Disney souvenirs and movie props, listed the original crate from the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's 1993 film on Ebay earlier this week. Within hours of the item being listed for sale, … More: continued …
Read More »Post office burglar sentenced – The Register-Guard
Post office burglar sentencedThe Register-GuardWidmer earlier pleaded guilty to the charge, and in return the government dropped charges of burglary of the Marcola Post Office, theft of postal property and receiving stolen government property. Widmer will serve the state and federal sentences …Judge sentences post office burglarCoos Bay Worldall 10 …
Read More »‘Jurassic Park’ raptor cage on eBay could corral over $100000 – Today.com (blog)
Metro 'Jurassic Park' raptor cage on eBay could corral over $100000Today.com (blog)"JURASSIC PARK Velociraptor Cage Crate 1993 Original Screen Used Movie Prop 100% AUTHENTIC MOVIE PROP; INCLUDES FULL SIZE RAPTOR" reads the item's description on eBay. Note — that's a raptor prop, not the real thing. Over 150 bids have …'Jurassic …
Read More »Judge sentences post office burglar
(AP) — A federal judge sentenced an Oregon man who broke into rural post offices to 21 months in prison. The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/jLDD24 ) the 43-year-old Widmer has been serving a state sentence for similar crimes, and will serve the state and federal sentences at the same time while …
Read More »Congressional Reprieve: task force continues fight to save La Jolla’s post office – La Jolla Light
Congressional Reprieve: task force continues fight to save La Jolla's post officeLa Jolla Light25 rally outside the post office, Congressmember and La Jolla resident Scott Peters (D-52nd) said a provision inserted into the omnibus spending bill passed into law last week calls for a moratorium on sales of USPS's historic …
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