A week on food stamps: Naples couple living this week on a poverty budgetNaples Daily NewsBoth are taking part in a "food stamp challenge" to live on $34.89 worth of food for one week, to gain perspective about how hard it is to live on so little and confront hunger. …
Read More »Maldives stamps down on ‘indecent’ dancing: report – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
Maldives stamps down on 'indecent' dancing: reportArab Times Kuwait English DailyMaldives stamps down on 'indecent' dancing: report Islamic affairs sends circular to govt bodies. COLOMBO, Sept 15, (AFP): The Maldives on Thursday moved to limit dancing in public between men and women, an official and a report said, amid signs …
Read More »Food stamp flap spurs bill impasse – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Food stamp flap spurs bill impasseWisconsin Rapids TribuneThe Senate later passed a bill on a bipartisan 64-35 vote that would spend nearly $1 trillion over 10 years on price support and crop insurance programs and food stamps, now officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The debate …Minnesota Rep. …
Read More »Post office deal a threat to community newspapers
As Congress gets back to work this month, it should immediately take action to stop an ill-advised decision by the Postal Regulatory Commission that will harm newspapers like The Olympian, all across America. More: continued here
Read More »Games Makers role in success of London 2012 to be marked by special stamp – Insidethegames.biz
Games Makers role in success of London 2012 to be marked by special stampInsidethegames.bizSeptember 15 – The 70,000 Games Maker volunteers, so widely praised for helping to make the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games a huge success, are set to be honoured with a special limited edition stamp, the …
Read More »Guest column: Of all federal programs, Food Stamps may be most worthwhile – St. Augustine Record
Guest column: Of all federal programs, Food Stamps may be most worthwhileSt. Augustine Record7, The St. Augustine Record ran a Tampa Bay Times opinion piece titled: “Food Stamp use a national disgrace.” What is a “disgrace” is the attempt to malign what should be the one of the proudest accomplishments …
Read More »‘In rain, shine, sleet or snow’: Postal employee retires after 40-plus years – Hattiesburg American
'In rain, shine, sleet or snow': Postal employee retires after 40-plus yearsHattiesburg AmericanTony Helton stands in front of the P.O. boxes at the Sandersville Post Office. Helton recently retired after 28 years as the town's postmaster. He also was a mail carrier for 12 years and served in the U.S. …
Read More »What’s your story? Rolls bought on eBay fulfills 50-year dream – Journal Times
What's your story? Rolls bought on eBay fulfills 50-year dreamJournal TimesHe Googled “good used car $10,000,” and among the countless hits was one that said, “eBay and Rolls Royce.” Pruitt checked on that auction, saw it would finish in 14 days, and set his iPhone to remind him one hour …
Read More »Food stamp flap at center of farm bill impasse – The News Journal
MarylandReporter.com Food stamp flap at center of farm bill impasseThe News JournalThe Senate later passed a bill on a bipartisan 64-35 vote that would spend nearly $1 trillion over 10 years on price support and crop insurance programs and food stamps, now officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program …
Read More »Someone’s Already Trying To Sell A Wii U On EBay. For $900. – Kotaku Australia
Someone's Already Trying To Sell A Wii U On EBay. For $900.Kotaku AustraliaActually, yeah — Fahey did this analysis after the 2006 holidays and found the price, for a pre-order listing on eBay, spiked at $US707, almost three times its MSRP. (That's not counting this jackhole, trying to sell one …
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