New stamps honour five philanthropists (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

MyFox Phoenix Compass Flight Attendant on Food StampsMyFox PhoenixShe's had to apply for food stamps to survive. If that's not bad enough, she says, the pilots make just a little more than she does per flight hour. More: continued here

Arkansas Times (blog) Clinton School speaker will focus on farm bill's impact on food stamps in ArkansasArkansas Times (blog)Ellen Vollinger, legal director for the Food Research and Action Center, will discuss the upcoming Farm Bill legislation and its impact on nutrition programs for lower-income adults and children in Arkansas at an event tomorrow at the…

Director Billy Wilder Gets His Own StampNBC San DiegoBy Monica Garske The US Postal Service will issue a new stamp on Wednesday in honor of film director Billy Wilder. The postage art features the Hotel del Coronado in the background, where Wilder directed his 1959 classic, "Some Like it Hot" starring …Hotel del Coronado on…

Postal service says stamps are genuineSolomon StarHe also said SI stamps issues since 2003 have not been registered with the Universal Postal Union in Berne, Switzerland, one of the bodies in United Nations that registered genuine stamp issues. But head of Philatelic Bureau Billy Anitoona said the … More: continued here

Obamacare brings growth in food stamp useThe MercuryIn this April 16, 2015 photo Mishaun Cannon, 48, poses for a portrait in Markham, Ill. Cannon unexpectedly lost a good-paying hospital job last year and has been pursuing a career-switch master's degree, signed up for Medicaid in January. She was … More: continued here

Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps, are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. At the same time, CBO said, some options floated by Republicans such as extending President Bush’s tax cuts, cutting…