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Farm Bill a Boon to Agriculture, a Bust for Food StampsSanta Barbara IndependentLast November, all 17,000 households (30,000 individuals) on food stamps in the county — 60 percent are children — received $18 less each month because the 2008 federal stimulus package ended. The average Santa Barbara household receives $336 … …

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service lost $354 million over the last three months, and officials warned that mounting losses could lead to cash flow problems for the rest of the year, the agency said Friday. More: continued here

New York Daily News Unemployment benefits and food stamp cuts cripple poorNew York Daily NewsAnd on Friday, President Obama signed legislation that will cost Buitrago – and more than 325,000 other New Yorkers – an average of $1,180 a year in food stamps. "I've had to ask for money from …

SunHerald.com Democrats Support Letting Post Office Become Banker for PoorNewsmax.comThe white paper released by the Office of the Inspector General projects that the post office could bring in $8.9 billion per year by providing "non-bank financial services" to people who don't have bank accounts and resort to using payday loan …

Confirmation of 30th Anniversary Generations Jetfire via eBay?seibertron.comThe listing has since been removed, but earlier this evening, we got a little sneak peek at the 30th Anniversary Jetfire figure via an eBay auction. Interestingly, the auction stated that the item was not for sale, but listed a price of $5,000.00. …

Among its many stamps, the Postal Service has a series called “Made in America, Building a Nation.” The strip of “forever” stamps is a collection of iconic photographs of 20th-century… More: continued here

Boys hoops | CPS playoffs: Cliff Alexander, Josh Stamps get job done for CurieChicago TribuneCliff Alexander had competition for best dunk. Josh Stamps' shoulder-dip tomahawk from the baseline rivaled anything the future Kansas Jayhawk threw down Saturday night. Stamps even outscored his teammate, though Alexander's presence had far more … More: …

Families scrambling to feed themselves face cuts to food stampsCBS NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. – The new farm bill President Obama signed into law yesterday cuts $8.6 billion from food stamps during the next decade. This comes on top of $5 billion in cuts during the last year. Jeff Bredt was earning …

JAMESTOWN — — On its face, it may have seemed odd on Saturday that JaVayne Jenkins was so enthusiastic to pick up a week and a half's worth of mail at the Jamestown post office. More: continued here

Nearly five months after floods devastated Colorado, the Jamestown’s post office is now back open for business. More: continued here