Should food stamps be used to buy unhealthy foods? – ChicagoNow (blog)

FlaglerLive.com Should food stamps be used to buy unhealthy foods?ChicagoNow (blog)Twenty-three cents of every food stamp dollar is used to buy candy, desserts, salty snacks, sugar and sweetened beverages, according to a November report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that for the first time revealed purchasing habits under …Should …

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Maine Health Chief: Ban Candy, Soda From Food Stamps – Patch.com

Patch.com Maine Health Chief: Ban Candy, Soda From Food StampsPatch.comDepartment of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew last week submitted a formal request to the federal Department of Agriculture to prohibit the items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. More: continued here

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Post office passport centre launched in Vidisha – The Indian Express

The Indian Express Post office passport centre launched in VidishaThe Indian ExpressVidisha, the parliamentary constituency of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, has now got a post office passport service centre. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan yesterday inaugurated the passport centre in Vidisha, located …Vidisha gets India’s first post …

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