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How COVID-19 stimulus money will end up in U.S. tobacco farmers' pockets

How COVID-19 stimulus money will end up in U.S. tobacco farmers’ pockets

U.S. government aid payments to tobacco farmers will be channeled through a new account within the office of the agriculture secretary, an unusual move that bypasses the normal mechanism for distributing farm aid and stokes concerns about how the government is using COVID-19 stimulus.

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United States

Holy Braille

Lost & Found — Holy Braille
Caldwell
Lost & Found: Holy Braille
Blended by Francisco “Chico” Rivas
Dominican Republic
Tobacco

"I smoke shisha"

“I smoke shisha”.

She replied.

I didn’t see that coming.

From a pregnant woman. Ten weeks gone.

“Do you smoke?”. A question I may have skipped if it was a busier clinic. 248 more words

Health Tips

Reynolds Homestead Has Restarted Home Tours

I was the first to tour the Reynolds Homestead since our collective lives were disrupted this past spring by Covid. It was just me and the tour guide, Beth Ford, and the house. 1,432 more words

Virginia

6 Rounds with Rocky

Before you jump ship, this is a cigar review. A Rocky Patel Number 6. Hopefully you’re curious enough to hang in and read this review to the bottom. 384 more words

Smoking

Broken Places

It was the first church I’d remember, breaking tiles and a rectangular room with mats. They sat in raggedy rows, some with tobacco stained teeth and rings in their ears. 466 more words