Food stamps: More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits decrease Nov. 1. A family of four on food stamps will now receive $36 less each month. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps pared today for millions
WASHINGTON — More than 47 million Americans who get food stamps will see their benefits decrease starting today, just as Congress has begun weighing more cuts to the program. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp cuts to impact Washington region
One in four people who live in the District receive food stamps. The program will lose $5 billion on Friday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay's Halloween Costume Suggestion for Interracial Couples? Blackface
Halloween seems to bring out the inner bigot in fashion designers , football coaches , and Hollywood C-listers . Apparently it has the same effect on technology corporations as well. Google some version of "Halloween costumes for interracial couples" and this incredibly offensive eBay page with two people in blackface …
Read More »As Cuts to Food Stamps Take Effect, More Trims to Benefits Are Expected
Cuts to food stamps reflect the lapse of a temporary increase in benefits created by the Obama administration's stimulus program, and are likely to deepen. More: continued here
Read More »Post office to reopen in Aripeka
ARIPEKA — Mail service for this tiny, coastal village will return this month just as suddenly as it halted now that the U.S. Postal Service has negotiated a new lease for the old post office. More: continued here
Read More »Post office reopening after spider infestation
A central Kentucky post office will reopen this weekend after closing in July to deal with a spider infestation. More: continued here
Read More »Food banks brace for bigger demand with cuts to food stamps
On Friday people on federal food stamps will see less money and Western Washington food banks are bracing for the impact. The 2009 Federal stimulus plan is ending and that will mean roughly $30 less per month for a family of three. “I get $367 in food stamps and I …
Read More »Food stamp cuts kick in
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday, just as Congress has begun negotiations on further cuts to the program. More: continued here
Read More »Old post office now under offer
An offer has been made for Waimate's old post office. More: continued here
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