People On Food Stamps Make Healthier Grocery Decisions Than Most of UsMother JonesHelber says the prices are why many of her clients shop here: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, is stingy (about $11 a day for a family of three around here), but it's …
Read More »Rare stamps hidden in attic for more than 100 years to fetch £250k at auction
The 35 Chinese stamps, which were originally bought by an English missionary in Shanghai in 1882, were recently uncovered in an old cigar box in the attic of a property in the Cotswolds. More: continued here
Read More »Five reasons why your kid should collect stamps – Colorado Springs Gazette
The Star Democrat Five reasons why your kid should collect stampsColorado Springs GazetteSorting through stamps and building a collection requires "a very different kind of attention" than video games or television do, says Miranda Goodman-Wilson, assistant professor of psychology at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. Quick-cut TV …Stamp collectors …
Read More »Stereotype Debunked: More Whites Receive Food Stamps Than Blacks
The numbers don't lie: 40.2 percent of SNAP recipients are white, 25.7 percent are Black. The post Stereotype Debunked: More Whites Receive Food Stamps Than Blacks appeared first on MadameNoire . More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp use increasing in Texas
Only four U.S. metros have a higher percentage of households on food stamps than San Antonio. On the whole, Texans receiving aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has grown to 1.3 million in 2013, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Tuesday. In the Houston …
Read More »Food stamps matter to retailers
The House has begun hearings on the U.S. food stamp program. They'll be watched closely by more than just the hungry. More: continued here
Read More »Rubber Stamps Let You Customize Typography With Your Hands
These alphabet stamps let you create an infinite number of custom typefaces just by adjusting the angle and pressure of the gesture of your hand. The post Rubber Stamps Let You Customize Typography With Your Hands appeared first on WIRED . More: continued here
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A time of struggle inspired dollmaker’s program to comfort children around world Vickey Stamps knows what it’s like to struggle and how important it is to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. As a single mother when her four children were growing up, Stamps says if it weren’t for church …
Read More »Real Salt Lake: New formation stamps another shutout, but needs improvement … – Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune Real Salt Lake: New formation stamps another shutout, but needs improvement …Salt Lake TribuneSebastian Jaime, of Real Salt Lake, stretches for the ball against the Portland Timbers during the first half of an MLS soccer game, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Troy Wayrynen) …True Salt …
Read More »JPD: City Ordinance is Affecting the Number of Eligible Applicants
An ordinance was passed by Jackson's city council about a year ago stating that new city employee hires must live in Jackson. Councilman De'Keither Stamps says this was passed to help improve the city. "To build our tax base we must reinvest in our own people," says Councilman Stamps. Chief …
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