Food stamps get boost at farmers marketsWestern Farm PressUSDA grants to the tune of $4 million will provide SNAP participants greater access to fresh and healthy food, while supporting American farmers and local economies. USDA announced awards to help states expand availability of wireless technology in … More: continued here
Read More »US Postal Service to keep rural post offices open – WAOW
US Postal Service to keep rural post offices openWAOWMore >> The US Postal Service says it will keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours. This will save the mail agency half a billion dollars each year. They are addressing concerns of rural residents opposed to post office …
Read More »Rural post offices won’t get the ax – Delmarva Daily Times
Rural post offices won't get the axDelmarva Daily Times17, 2011 photo shows the local post office in Markham, Va. The financially struggling US Postal Service sought Wednesday, May 9, 2012 to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with …
Read More »Rural post offices may not close, hours reduced
Rural towns may get to retain their post office. A new plan the United State Postal Service announced Wednesday would keep existing post offices in place, but with modified retail window hours to match customer use. Access to More: continued here
Read More »Family hoping Zach Smith’s name will go on outside of Hornell post office – Hornell Evening Tribune
Family hoping Zach Smith's name will go on outside of Hornell post officeHornell Evening TribuneA memorial for Lance Cpl. Zach Smith was unveiled outside the Hornell post office on Memorial Day 2011. By Andrew Poole The Hornell post office was dedicated to Lance Cpl. Zach Smith almost two years ago, …
Read More »Even a PhD Couldn't Keep This Man Off Food Stamps
After the recession took hold in 2007, the rate of PhD holders who've filed for government assistance more than tripled to 33,655 by 2010. More: continued here
Read More »USDA helping farmers markets take food stamps
The federal government is distributing $4-million to help farmers markets start accepting the food stamp EBT cards. More: continued here
Read More »USPS keeps rural post offices open, cuts hours – Bellingham Herald
WLFI.com USPS keeps rural post offices open, cuts hoursBellingham HeraldBy IAN DUNCAN – Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – The United States Postal Service stayed the sword hanging over thousands of rural post offices, opting instead to cut opening hours in a bid to stem devastating financial losses.Sen. Webb to Postmaster …
Read More »Post Office Backs Off On Closing Locations
Washington, DC (AP) The struggling U.S. Postal Service now says it will try to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours. More: continued here
Read More »Effect of NC gay marriage amendment unclear – Denver Post
New Yorker Effect of NC gay marriage amendment unclearDenver PostBy MARTHA WAGGONER AP RALEIGH, NC—North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but not much is expected to change immediately. That's because North Carolina law …Anti-amendment vigil Wednesday night …
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