Bette Davis honoured on US stamps (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

msnbc.com For Americas "99ers," jobs crisis is hard to escapeReuters IndiaNow she gets by on Medicaid — US health insurance for the poor — and food stamps, contributing what little she can to her friend's household costs. "You're 56-years old and you feel like you are sitting on a big pile of nothing," said Coyne,…

This Woman Went From Living Off Food Stamps to Launching an Organic Food …NBC 10 PhiladelphiaWhen she was 27 years old — and pregnant — Ashley Tyrner left her Malibu, California, life behind to move to New York City. She needed a fresh start, but it wasn't easy. Tyrner was struggling financially after a messy…

No one was more happy to see the end of two-a-days than Henry Burris. Although the Stampeders quarterback isn’t the oldest player on the team — he ranks fourth behind Dan Comiskey, Rob Lazeo and Ryan Thelwell — Burris felt a sense of relief getting through the tough part of pro camp No. 14. More:…

Wall Street Journal (blog) Cory Booker's Food Stamp Challenge: More SNAP Recipients Share AdviceHuffington PostNewark Mayor Cory Booker (D) is midway through his weeklong food stamp challenge, and readers are still writing in to tell us about their own experiences with federal food assistance. Here's another selection of your letters, including some of your …As…

Printer pursues green stamps of approvalKnoxville News SentinelWhen Hart Graphics Inc. places the Forest Stewardship Council's logo on its finished products, that's evidence that every step in the process of creating them — from the harvesting of wood to the printing — meets stringent sustainability standards … More: continued here

Catherine Wright: Stamps of approvalDurham NewsThe Scrap Exchange's international mail art show “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” is on exhibit through Sept. 14 in the center's Green Gallery. The gallery is open during regular store hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday … More: continued here