May 23, 2011: LePage's education agenda, food stamps, food pantriesBangor Daily NewsI have never gotten into politics before, but I agree there should be some changes in the food stamp program (now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). This is what I encountered in the last couple of weeks. When …
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Read More »May 23, 2011: LePage’s education agenda, food stamps, food pantries
Posted May 23, 2011, at 10:22 p.m. Charter schools are supposed to be about innovation and excellence. Charter schools are supposed to be about choice for parents and students. More: continued here
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The alleged victim in the case has been kept from the media, the public, and Strauss-Kahn’s representatives. That’s why his people reportedly approached her people in Guinea, a former French colony that is well outside the reach of the New York District Attorney’s office. The source told the Post that …
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