Conaway fields questions on Syria, food stamps, immigration, health care at …San Angelo Standard-TimesSAN ANGELO, Texas — San Angeloans had a chance to weigh in on national and international issues, such as the situation in Syria, at Rep. Mike Conaway's town hall meeting Thursday morning. “There are no silver bullets. The President doesn't have a…
Media Matters for America (blog) Will Fox Criticize Farm Subsidy Waste The Way It Attacks Food Stamps?Media Matters for America (blog)A new inspector general report documenting overpayments in farm subsidies challenges Fox News' reporting on the farm bill, which has focused on demagogouing food stamps and their recipients. Fox has endlessly campaigned against the Supplemental ……
The wrong Republican to talk about food stampsMSNBC (blog)Before Congress broke for its August recess, House Republicans were still refusing to work on a bipartisan farm bill, insisting on punitive efforts that made it vastly more difficult for struggling Americans to eat. A month later, the legislation is …and more » More: continued here
Food stamps are more than a supplementIndianapolis StarI read with interest Dr. David Blank's letter about food stamp recipients, particularly his assertion that the program is meant to supplement food supply, not to be used as the only source of food. My husband and I have used food stamps for the past … More: continued…
Shields Gazette Don't privatise Royal MailShields GazetteGAZETTE readers will have seen a recent letter from the Royal Mail on privatisation and share issue. My members voted by more than 96 per cent in a recent ballot against these proposals. More people are becoming aware, and there is growing public and …Royal Mail Workers Plan Strikes Over…
Museum death camp exhibit reclaimed from eBayeNCAFILE image. Prisoners of Majdanek concentration camp, as they were found by allied troops. A cap, as shown on the one prisoner, was stolen from the Majdanek museum over 20 years ago but was reclaimed by the museum after it was put up for auction on …and more » More: continued…
FedEx Express marked a milestone with Wednesday’s delivery of the first of as many as 85 Boeing 767s. More: continued here
eBay could be the best spot to an unload an old iPhone, but not necesarrily the easiest. (Credit: eBay/amin_mhz) By next week, we expect to be introduced to the new iPhone , and shortly thereafter Apple's latest smartphone will be in the hands of consumers everywhere. Many Apple addicts will inevitably begin to neglect their…
EBay is redefining convenience with today's launch of the revamped PayPal mobile application. More: continued here
New York Times On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate on Food StampsNew York TimesDYERSBURG, Tenn. — As a self-described “true Southern man” — and reluctant recipient of food stamps— Dustin Rigsby, a struggling mechanic, hunts deer, doves and squirrels to help feed his family. He shops for grocery bargains, cooks…