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Mitch Johnson
Age: 49 Residence: Western Springs Writing letters since: The Tribune has published about 60 of his letters since 2000. Life story in 100 words or less: Raised in a union household in the western suburbs "when life was simple," he said; graduated...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Chicago Sun-Times, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Paul Ryan, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Osteoporosis, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Solyndra LLC, Government Health Care
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U.S. Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
Reuters* Wealthiest 1 percent would pay larger share of premium * U.S. would pay 47 percent of premium instead of 62 percent * Biggest House-Senate dispute is food stamps for the poor WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should...Tags: Tom Coburn, Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senate, Science and Technology, Politics
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Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform. Senators approved the...Tags: Tom Coburn, Debbie Stabenow, Science and Technology, Politics
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Shrink resistant: That's what sequestration is to the budget deficit
Philadelphia Daily NewsThe following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on Monday, May 20: Think back back before we knew that the IRS was unacceptably targeting right-wing groups for scrutiny or that the Department of Justice was unbelievably searching the...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Public Finance, Fiscal Cliff, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress
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LETTER: Cuts Would Hurt Connecticut Children
The difference in income levels in Connecticut is great. Unfortunately, 118,809 children here are in poverty, according to the Children's Defense Fund. That is 14.9 percent of Connecticut's children. Of that number, 54,304, or 6.8 percent, are in...Tags: Head Start
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Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on...Tags: Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Rick Perry, Unemployment, Government
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Single mother works double-time to finish degree
The Charlotte ObserverNo one in Lavaris Nelson's family had ever graduated from college, and for much of her life, it seemed like the universe was determined to keep her from getting a degree, too. But on Sunday at the Irwin Belk Complex, the 31-year-old single mother of two...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Nursing, Charlotte, BellSouth Corporation
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Cut poverty, not food stamps
Your editorial (“Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food,” Editorials, May 20) seemingly defends personal liberties of hungry Americans before the attacking the food stamp program as a wasteful expenditure. Indeed, enrollment in the...Tags: Social Issues
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St. Francis offers food service program
The St. Francis University Upward Bound Program is to participate in the 2013 Summer Food Service Program June 16-26. Free meals will be provided to Upward Bound students in Cambria County. To qualify for Upward Bound, students must meet the income...Tags: Education, Food Industry, Students, Teaching and Learning
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