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High costs in Howard County might be daunting to young adults
Howard County has about 8,000 fewer young adults than 10 years ago, according to the U.S. Census. And some officials believe the county's high living costs may be the reason. The Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning used data from the 2010...Tags: Poverty, 2010 Census, Howard County, Family
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In Baltimore City, more people need help feeding their families
From 2008 to 2011, average monthly applications for food stamps in Baltimore increased by 66 percent, and applications for temporary cash assistance rose 35 percent, according to the Maryland Department of Human Resources. These numbers are the most...Tags: Demographics, University of Washington, Employment Opportunities, Dietary Supplements, Charity
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Harford families need $62,000 to cover basic costs, study says
Just five years ago, a Harford County family of one adult, one school-age child and one preschooler needed an annual income of about $54,000 to make ends meet. That family today would need nearly $62,000, a new study shows. That number covers basic...Tags: Harford County
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In Anne Arundel County, worker needs $32 an hour to cover basic costs
A family of three — one adult, one preschooler and one school-age child — in Anne Arundel County needs an annual income of $67,865 just to meet its basic needs, a new report shows. That income requires a salary of $32.13 an hour when the...Tags: Section 8 (housing), Health Insurance Cost, Dietary Supplements, Personal Income, Poverty
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Food stamps help families with kids
As an organization working to end childhood hunger in Maryland, Share Our Strength appreciates your editorial about the merits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("Food stamp recipients are the new welfare queens," Dec. 4). Three-...Tags: Healthy Diet, Martin O'Malley, Nutrition
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Food stamp recipients are the new welfare queens
It was big news in Oregon last week when a local TV reporter discovered he could use a supplemental nutrition card to buy a Starbucks frappuccino. In Washington, Republicans suggested that banning millionaires from becoming eligible for food stamp...Tags: Republican Party, Fox News Channel (tv network), Talk Shows (genre), Television, Corporate Crime
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Median wages in Md. fail to keep up with cost of basic needs, report says
A family of three in Baltimore County needs about $62,000 just to make ends meet, a new report shows. And, without government assistance, minimum wage barely gets them a quarter of the way there. In Baltimore City, that same family of an adult with a...Tags: Demographics, University of Washington, Montgomery County (Maryland), Health Insurance Cost, Media Industry
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'Twas the month before the payroll tax hike …
Sorry, Virginia, there is no contractual sanity clause for those who serve in Congress.
Once again, the clock is ticking for Washington to fashion a compromise over legislation that would both stimulate the economy and provide tax relief to middle-class...Tags: Public Finance, Republican Party, Warren Buffett, Religious Festivals, Barack Obama
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House of Representatives sacrifices national values in the name of deficit reduction
Deficit reduction is an important national priority, vital to our long-term economic opportunity and security. But just because it's important doesn't mean that it can be undertaken without regard to our national values. Unfortunately, the House of...Tags: Public Finance, Charity
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From Sun Magazine: Grayson Gilbert's divine strength
May 19, 2011
The boy approached the marble statue, gazing up — miles up, as he remembers it now — into the face of the benevolent figure it depicted.
It was May 8, 1996, and Grayson Gilbert, 6, had a lot on his mind.
A few months earlier,...Tags: Mother's Day, Amusement and Theme Parks, Diabetes, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sculpture
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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: Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Government, Employment Opportunities, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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