Mayor on food stamps – that's probably a first. Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been a Twitter fiend recently, and after getting into an argument on social media with an ardent opponent of the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, or SNAP, Booker says he will willingly go on food stamps to prove how difficult it is…
More people using food stamps | McClatchyMcClatchy Washington BureauWARNER ROBINS — The number of people on food stamps is up across Georgia and the nation, and even affluent Houston County is no exception. The number of people on food stamps in Houston County has nearly doubled in the past five years, from … More: continued…
Post Office town meeting yields few answersThe Albany HeraldALBANY — Ron Bradley, postmaster of the North Florida District, addressed concerned citizens Tuesday, providing feedback and arguments against the proposed May 2 closing of the U.S. post office at 345 W. Broad Ave. in downtown Albany. While offering … More: continued here
Hamilton Spectator Stamps arrive for Grey Cup game as Argos feted at downtown rallyHamilton SpectatorThe Stamps face the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday at the Rogers Centre, the Argos' home field. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press. TORONTO As the Calgary Stampeders slogged through traffic to their hotel from Pearson Airport to begin the hectic …Party now,…
CBC.ca Stamps' horse may miss Grey CupCBC.caQuick Six is a horse, and the Rogers Centre says he won't be allowed to perform his patented touchdown run up and down the sidelines, which he does every time the Stamps score a touchdown. Members of the Calgary Grey Cup organizing committee told …Focused Stamps set for hoopla…
Daily Caller Food stamp enrollment skyrockets as unemployment rate declinesDaily CallerA new chart produced by Republicans staffers on the Senate Budget Committee shows food stamp enrollment continuing to increase even as the unemployment rate goes down. From October 2009 to October 2012 the unemployment rate has declined from … More: continued here
Mayor on food stamps Cory Booker is a strong champion for his city, Newark, but the young lawmaker isn’t just content to accept the challenges he faces in governance alone. As we reported earlier, the Newark mayor is on food stamps, but not due to fiscal hardship — Booker instead is willingly living in the…
It's a tradition that defines the Calgary Stampeders — riding Quick Six up and down the sidelines after a touchdown. But Toronto's Rogers Centre says he won't be doing that during Sunday's Grey Cup — he'll have to stay in the paddock. More: continued here
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com N.J. expands food stamp program for Sandy victimsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comTRENTON — An estimated 100,000 people who suffered substantial losses because of Hurricane Sandy may qualify for a one-time stipend through the federal food stamps program, Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez announced today. More: continued here
Hamilton Spectator Shored-up defence made all the difference for StampsThe ProvinceThose big plays — none bigger than Darian Durant's 24-yard touchdown pass to Greg Carr that put the Riders up by a point with less than a minute to play — were the biggest reason the Riders were able to hang in until the very…