Limit food stamps for sodas, 18 mayors ask government – CBS News

CBS News Limit food stamps for sodas, 18 mayors ask governmentCBS NewsNEW YORKSugary drinks, which have been linked to health risks, should not be bought with government-assistance food stamps, mayors of major U.S. cities said in a letter Tuesday urging the government to evaluate approaches to limiting the purchases.Mayors Push …

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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants sugary drinks exempt from food stamps – The Courier-Journal

Examiner.com Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants sugary drinks exempt from food stampsThe Courier-JournalFischer and the other mayors said in the letter they believe the food stamp program, formally the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, can “do more to address the pressing challenges of obesity and diet-related disease.” Obesity, the letter …Louisville …

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Deputies: Intruder Breaks Through Post Office Wall – WNCT

Deputies: Intruder Breaks Through Post Office WallWNCTPitt County Sheriff's Deputies tell 9 on your side someone smashed a hole through the Post Office in Stokes. It's unclear at this point whether anything was taken. Deputies were on the scene Wednesday morning investigating. This isn't the first time …FIRST ON WITN: …

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