A New York Times reporter headed north to Dixfield, above Lewiston, Maine. It's cold there. A slideshow and article tell the story of two retired and disabled Mainers struggling to heat their houses, living on $1,200/month in Social Security benefits. As the economy improves will Congress restore the funds cut from federal heating oil assistance to the poor?Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tattered safety net: heating oil assistance cut
A New York Times reporter headed north to Dixfield, above Lewiston, Maine. It's cold there. A slideshow and article tell the story of two retired and disabled Mainers struggling to heat their houses, living on $1,200/month in Social Security benefits. As the economy improves will Congress restore the funds cut from federal heating oil assistance to the poor?
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