Fifty years after the death of French painter Georges Braque, post offices across France will sell a collector's sheet of stamps honoring the artist. Two of Braque's most famous paintings are reproduced in rotogravure printing.
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Food stamps rolls grow to record as the economy cools, rules are relaxed and recruitment efforts heat up. More: continued here
Fight over foods stamps for pot leads to shootingKFVSHis girlfriend, 22-year-old Alize Jordai Brown, told deputies Balentine was shot following a verbal altercation with 22-year-old Allen Drayton Jr. over food stamps. According to the probable cause affidavit, Drayton told Detective Zachary Rawlins he … More: continued here
A side effect of the improving economy: About 1 million needy people will lose food stamp benefits starting this fall. That's a new estimate by a left-leaning think tank, the Center on Budget and Policy … More: continued here
High food and gas prices are some of the reasons why the number of New Yorkers receiving food stamps has increased. More: continued here
House Bill Would Allow Drug Testing for Food StampsABC NewsA key House Republican is renewing a GOP push to allow drug tests for low-income food stamp recipients, a move to help states like Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker has sued the federal government to permit screening. Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt …and more » More: continued here
Wausau Daily Herald Food stamps can stretch to cover fresh veggiesWausau Daily HeraldThese are the kinds of ideas that Amanda Ostrowski, a public health educator with the Marathon County Health Department, hopes people receiving benefits from FoodShare, commonly known as food stamps, can take away from the relationships they build … More: continued here