Postage stamps will soon last ‘forever’

Reflecting on the failure of Portland's water fluoridation effort, The (Eugene) Register-Guard notes that voters in that city, too, have been reluctant to adopt the public health measure. More: continued here

Press TV US food stamp handouts hit new recordPress TVUS distribution of food stamps among its poverty-stricken citizens has broken yet another record as nearly 40 million Americans use the vouchers to feed … More: continued here

Promised food-stamp money added to accountsHouma Courier, Louisiana –5 minutes agoBy Robert Zullo BATON ROUGE – The extra month of food-stamp benefits approved for Terrebonne last week was added to residents’ cards Thursday night, … More: continued here

Who's dependent on food stamps? Cheapskate corporationsMSNBCThe House of Representatives passed a farm bill on July 11 that, for the first time in 40 years, excludes authorization for food stamps. Although this omission doesn't eliminate spending on what's known formally as the Supplemental Nutritional … More: continued here

Economists at Goldman Sachs says the extension of the FOMC meeting next month to a two-day session makes the decision to embark on another round of easing a bit more likely than before. More: continued here

Morgan's finest-Crandall StampsMorgan County CitizenWhen you look at the greatest athletes in Morgan County history, you look for those individuals that not only excelled at their sport, but excelled above and beyond most of those before or after them. Crandall Stamps certainly makes the grade into this … More: continued here