Why is Newark Mayor Cory Booker living on food stamps?MinnPost.comWhat does it take to live on a $4-a-day food budget? For Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, it means no morning coffee, at least not for the next week. Mr. Booker started a weeklong Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) challenge Tuesday, …
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Federal court orders Connecticut Department of Social Services to expedite …Torrington Register CitizenHARTFORD — A federal court Wednesday ordered the state Department of Social Services to process food stamps in a timely fashion, criticizing it for its “persistent systemic failure” to comply with the regulations. The ruling by U.S. District …
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Berkeleyside Kimberly Post Office to cut back hoursal.com (blog)KIMBERLY, Alabama – In an effort to save money and not shut down, the Kimberly Post Office is expected to cut back its hours. The post office in Kimberly is one of several area post offices that are realigning retail window hours …
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by Jerry Askin A robbery occurred outside the Shallowford Road post office in Chattanooga Wednesday. A woman, who asked not to be identified said her package, a very special Christmas ornament meant for a loved one, was snatched out of her hands by a robber. … More: continued here
Read More »Newark mayor starts food stamp diet – Mother Nature Network (blog)
Mother Nature Network (blog) Newark mayor starts food stamp dietMother Nature Network (blog)After a bit of back-and-forth on Twitter with a constituent over the role of government in providing nutritious food to its citizens (you can read all about that back story here,) Booker tweeted “Lets you and I try …
Read More »New poll shows US people on food stamps support food stamp program – Science Codex
New poll shows US people on food stamps support food stamp programScience CodexA new poll conducted by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that the U.S. public broadly supports increasing or maintaining spending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program.and more » …
Read More »Cory Booker’s Food Stamp Challenge: Actual Food Stamp Users Weigh In – Huffington Post
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Cory Booker's Food Stamp Challenge: Actual Food Stamp Users Weigh InHuffington PostI am a Mississippi resident who receives food stamps, roughly $367 per month (less than $100 per week) for myself and my 4 year old daughter. I can live off food stamps for a week …
Read More »Home Buying on eBay May Yield Virtual Bargain – CNBC.com
CNBC.com Home Buying on eBay May Yield Virtual BargainCNBC.comArmchair real estate gawkers have likely seen eBay home auctions pop up in the news, like when the Disney Haunted Mansion replicawent up for sale, or the cave that became a house did, or when Madonna's childhood home sold, or Eminem's childhood …
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Busy holiday season enough to boost USPS? GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – This holiday season the post office plans to ship close to 18 billion cards, letters and packages. More: continued here
Read More »Antioch: Vandals destroy collection box outside post office – San Jose Mercury News
Antioch: Vandals destroy collection box outside post officeSan Jose Mercury NewsANTIOCH — A mail collection box outside the lobby of Antioch's main post office has been replaced after vandals damaged it and possibly stole mail from it, a U.S. Postal Inspection Service spokeswoman said. Customers arriving to the office at …
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