Raw Story Ron Paul: Congressional Black Caucus opposes war because they want food …Raw Story“I was always annoyed with it in Congress because we had an anti-war unofficial group, a few libertarian Republicans and generally the Black Caucus and others did not — they are really against war because they …
Read More »Too Few People Are On Food Stamps – PolicyShop (blog)
Too Few People Are On Food StampsPolicyShop (blog)Republicans are gearing up to cut food stamps on claims that there are too many people on the program. Such attempts to redistribute from the poor are a constant of Republican governance (the party of envy), and so it comes as no real …
Read More »Take Harvesters’ SNAP Challenge and learn how little food stamps provide – Kansas City Star (blog)
Take Harvesters' SNAP Challenge and learn how little food stamps provideKansas City Star (blog)It is particularly difficult to maintain a healthy diet with so little money. It's why thousands of people who depend on food stamps are so food insecure, which leads to a host of other chronic health problems, …
Read More »Police investigating MSD employee's eBay sales
Cincinnati Police Department's Intelligence Unit has a Metropolitan Sewer District engineer under investigation tonight after walking him out of MSD's headquarters on Feb. 12. The employee, Greg Doherty, has not been charged with a crime, but police continue investigating thousands of eBay sales connected to the city employee. More: continued …
Read More »Suspect in deadly shooting near Somerville Post Office turns himself in – whnt.com
whnt.com Suspect in deadly shooting near Somerville Post Office turns himself inwhnt.comSOMERVILLE, Ala. – Authorities said a deadly shooting happened at a residence near the Somerville Post Office Monday around 4 PM. Morgan County Sheriff Ana Franklin said Chad Anthony Lorance, 32, of Hartselle was shot once and killed at …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service, FedEx Have New Competition…from Waffle House
If there’s one thing the sharing economy needed more of, it’s waffles. Waffle House, the breakfast food chain with more than 1,750 locations in 25 states, has announced a new partnership with a small app-based delivery startup called Roadie, which is looking to become the Uber of package delivery. Waffle …
Read More »Steve Hansen: Buying stamps offers a life lesson on simplicity – Lodi News-Sentinel
Steve Hansen: Buying stamps offers a life lesson on simplicityLodi News-SentinelIt pictured the famous 1918, 24-cent “Inverted Jenny” stamp with a Curtiss Jenny biplane printed upside down. Originally, only one sheet was sold before a postal client noticed the mistake. The error caused this stamp to be highly prized by …
Read More »GOOD, BAD & UGLY: Customer shows post office how to deliver – Rapid City Journal
GOOD, BAD & UGLY: Customer shows post office how to deliverRapid City JournalGOOD: When the post office failed to deliver for some folks in Newell, a local resident stepped up and as a result some of her neighbors will no longer have to rent a box to get mail. Anna …
Read More »Post Office Money unveils record low 95% mortgage
Post Office is now offering a two-year fixed rate at 3.98 per cent with no fee, the lowest ever rate for a five per cent deposit. More: continued here
Read More »Remember Glenn Grothman? He’s still speaking out, on food stamps … – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Remember Glenn Grothman? He's still speaking out, on food stamps…Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)Food stamps: "I would argue some people are arranging their life to be on Food Share. You just look at them and kind of wonder." Campaign finance reform: "I'd say maybe in Madison, I'm guessing, 65 to 75% …
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