Pam Strickland: Poverty underpins state’s food stamp ranking

One in five Tennesseans receives food stamps. That’s enough to make the state the third-highest in the nation, trailing, only slightly, the District of Columbia and Mississippi. Each has around 20 percent of its citizens receiving what the U.S. Congress has renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Nationwide, …

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Royal Mail posts stamp price hike

The price of a first class stamp is to increase by 5p to 46p and by 4p to 36p for second class next April, the Royal Mail has announced. Related Stories Double recovery for amazing cat Murderer told he will die in jail ‘Great anger’ over deportation case Police stab …

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Stamps squeak by Hawks

The Stampeders managed to escape the clutches of the Paradise Hill Hawks to get their second win of the season, but their coach is hoping for cleaner victories in the future. More: continued here

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