Majority of Americans receiving food stamps are of working agePenn LiveMaggie Barcellano prepares dinner at her father's house in Austin, Texas. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic training while she works as a home health aide and raises …
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The developers who purchased the massive U.S. Post Office and Custom House Tower on Kellogg Boulevard plans to ask for public assistance to redevelop the riverfront building into a hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a parking ramp. More: continued here
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