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Stamp show winners announced
Ventura County Star Members of the Ventura County Philatelic Society were thrilled by the turnout for this year's Youth Stamp Fair. Fifty-one youths registered at the October … |
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Lynchburg, VA – There were no tears were seen at Providence Place Church on Sunday. Only clapping, singing, and remembering a life well lived; the life of Civil Rights Activist, Garnell Stamps. Stamps passed away at Bedford Memorial Hospital on Friday. More: continued here
Story of Irvine woman mistaken for being on food stamps shows state of US race relationsThe Daily BreezeIn the lawsuit, Harris alleges that managers for the supermarket chain took no steps to correct or apologize after a checkout clerk incorrectly assumed that Harris was on food stamps, asking if she wanted to use her discount…
Has US economy bottomed out? Census suggests yesHuffington PostMore Americans than ever are turning to food stamps, while residents in housing that is considered "crowded" held steady at 1 percent, tied for the highest since 2003. Taken as a whole, however, analysts say the latest census data provide wide-ranging …and more » More: continued here
Daily Caller USDA spending $4 million to increase food stamp use at farmers marketsDaily CallerThe Department of Agriculture announced a $4 million dollar, expanded-eligibility plan to increase food stamp access at farmers markets this week. Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon announced that in an effort to make more produce readily …and more » More: continued here
Quartz Amazon is playing the long game with low-income AmericansQuartzLast year, Amazon and six other e-tailers got US government approval to accept food stamps in a trial program beginning later this year, although generally people on food stamps can't use them to buy groceries online. In June 2017, Amazon introduced …Amazon Prime Membership Just Became…
Researchers have found that a food stamp ban on sugary drinks would reduce type 2 diabetes and obesity rates among recipients. Photo by Flickr user Daniel Oines For years, researchers at Harvard and the University of California have found that people who receive food stamp benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP,…