Inside the Post Office Underground RailwayTelegraph.co.ukIn a deserted station some 65ft below the streets of London, engineer Ray Middlesworth turns his great brass key and the Post Office Underground Railway roars into life. The sound of the 1920s locomotive engine bounces off the peeling century-old …and more » More: continued here
Majority of Americans receiving food stamps are working-agePBS NewsHourFood stamps cover roughly one in seven Americans. But according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 50 percent of U.S. households receiving food stamps are now headed by someone between the ages of 18 and 59. Comparatively, in 1998 the share of … More: continued here
Food stamps, farm subsidies would be trimmed in farm bill dealWashington TimesHouse and Senate negotiators said Monday they've finally reached an agreement on the long-delayed farm bill, signing a deal that would save $8 billion in the food stamp program and cut $19 billion from farm subsidies — though it preserves both programs. More: continued…
First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of SundayThe Denver ChannelRegulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the 2008 economic downturn. More: continued…
CNBC.com Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1%CNBC.comA House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. The measure announced…
Working-age people are now the majority recipients of food stamps, replacing children and seniors as the traditional primary beneficiaries, a new analysis shows. Federal spending on food stamps has doubled since 2008. More: continued here
— A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here
Metro Bitcoin traders charged over Silk Road, the 'eBay of drugs'MetroTwo Bitcoin traders have been charged with selling more than £600,000 of the virtual currency to users of online drugs market Silk Road. Charlie Shrem, a high-profile figure in the virtual currency community, and Robert Faiella are accused of …and more » More: continued here
Post Office Site Q&A Held ThursdayPatch.comThe Township of Maplewood will be holding a special public meeting, Thursday, to address questions and concerns about the Post Office redevelopment site. Members of the public are invited to attend at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Maplewood …Affordable Care Act Help and Post Office Redevelopment Meeting This…
A Sad First: Working People Now Need Food Stamps More than Kids, ElderlyBillMoyers.comMaggie Barcellano helps her daughter, Zoe, 3, use a pepper grinder with dinner at Barcellano's father's house in Austin, Texas on Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic ……