Food stamps, feeding a sugar habit – News & Observer

Food stamps, feeding a sugar habitNews & ObserverWhen she introduced a bill to prevent people in Florida from spending food stamps on unhealthy items like candy, chips and soda, she broke ranks: Few of her party have taken on Big Food. And as someone who has called for the defunding …

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Post office raider wins court appeal – Wigan Today

Wigan Today Post office raider wins court appealWigan TodayA THUG given a potentially lifelong sentence for a £35000 raid on a Wigan post office has been freed on appeal by judges. Gareth James White, 23, of Clifton, Manchester, was caged indefinitely at Liverpool Crown Court in February 2008 after admitting …

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Campaign saves sorting office – Fenland Citizen

Campaign saves sorting officeFenland CitizenCAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after Royal Mail announced a U-turn on the closure of Chatteris sorting office. After plans to close the sorting office were announced last summer, there was uproar in the market town, with many residents unhappy with the … More: continued here

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