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WCBD Cost of stamps to go up 2 centsCNN –Feb 10, 2009The US Postal Service announced Tuesday a 2-cent increase on first-class stamps, effective May 11. The price for a first-class mail stamp will increase 2 …Stamps for US letters to rise to 44 cents in MayReutersPeriodical Rate Hike at Nearly 4%, Stamps Jump 2 CentsMedia…

Stamps vow to soldier on despite loss of all-star cornersMontreal GazetteThe Stamps raise the curtain on their 2011 Canadian Football League season against the Toronto Argonauts at McMahon Stadium on Friday, hoping to silence any lingering doubts the departures of Anderson (to Montreal) and Browner (to Seattle) created. …and more » More: continued here

Drug testing for food stamps debated – Beloit Daily News: NewsBeloit Daily NewsWalker approved drug testing of FoodShare or food stamp recipients as part of the state budget plan. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has filed a lawsuit against federal officials who may object to the change in eligibility standards for food … More: continued…

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) – Fewer people in New Jersey requested and received emergency food stamps in New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy. So far, the state has rejected 2,170 of the 9,111 households that sought assistance. That compares to 56,081 who were approved after Tropical Storm Irene last year. More: continued here

Providence Journal More RI residents receiving food stampsProvidence Eyewitness News, RIPROVIDENCE, RI (AP) – The number of people receiving food stamps in Rhode Island is on the rise. Driven by the state's high unemployment rate, the Department of Human Services estimates that the number of people enrolled in the food stamp program …As economy sours, more…

State Journal The Price Of A Postage Stamp Just Went UpState Journal, WV"I got the Forever stamps at 42 cents and stocked up. So I've got about a year's worth. But I just think everything's going up. Just like the price of gas. So stamps are going up too. Somebody's got to pay those people to…