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Postal service announces Ramadan eid stamps
Arab American News DEARBORN – The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled plans to roll out Eid stamps to recognize the holy month of Ramadan. The USPS will include the two most important festivals – or Eids-in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, … US Post Office issues new Eid stamp honoring Muslims |
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Virginia the venue for new 'Love' stamps issuanceWSETRICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Postal Service is heading to the state proclaims itself as the place for lovers to dedicate the 2015 "Love" stamps. The first-day-of-issuance ceremony for the limited edition "Love: Forever Hearts" stamps will be held Thursday …and more » More: continued here
Illinois launching new school lunch programWREX-TVSchools will be able to determine the total number of free meals they offer based on the percentage of kids who come from households that receive food stamps. A spokesperson for the US Department of Agriculture says the program will give kids better …Tenn., Ky., Ill. are first in new…
newsnet5.com Audit: Dead people got food stamps, $29M spent out-of-stateWTOL.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Auditor Dave Yost will testify before Congress just days after reporting questionable costs in Ohio's food stamp program. The Republican is set to appear Wednesday before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. A $48,000 …OH Auditor to testify before U.S. House committee…
13 WTHRUS santions Indiana $1.2M on food stampsWTHREntertainment News from AP Indianapolis – Federal officials have assessed Indiana's human services agency $1.2 million for too many mistakes in food stamps…Welfare Touted As Unemployment Benefits AlternativeWRTV Indianapolisall 7 news articles » More: continued here
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans Receive Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)One of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, which expanded when the economy convulsed, isn't shrinking back alongside the recovery. Food stamp rolls increased on a year-over-year basis, but were 0.4% lower from the prior month, the …and more » More: continued here
Instead of helping people who have fallen on hard times, Pennsylvania made it harder for them to get food stamps, and hundreds of families may be going hungry at times as a result. More: continued here