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Libya Herald New stamps issuedLibya HeraldThe post office has issued two new stamps, one to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of Libyan independence and the other to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the state-owned Libya Insurance Company. Both stamps have a face value of 1,000 … More: continued here

Concord Monitor Pittsfield stamp dealer a worldwide eBay powerhouseConcord MonitorHe said more than just a hobby, stamp collecting is a form of investment. A friend of his bought a block of four Inverted Jenny stamps– a famous misprint – for $1 million seven years ago and recently sold them to …

Journal Times editorial: No food stamps for junk food? That won't sellJournal TimesWe see the good intentions in the legislation Assembly Republicans propose to introduce this month regarding the use of food stamps to buy junk food. People already in need of government assistance to put food on the table …

WCSH-TV Food Stamp Changes to Impact Thousands of MainersWCSH-TV"If you're on food stamps then you're living in poverty. The governor wants people off poverty," said Mayhew. To keep the subsidy, welfare recipients have to work 20 hours per week, volunteer the equivalent, or participate in work training. If they … …

ABBOTSBURY Swannery and Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie winning gold in the waters off Weymouth and Portland in 2012 are among the themes for special Royal Mail stamps which can now be seen online. More: continued here

THE ANGEL of the North, York Minster and Durham Cathedral are just some of the region's iconic landmarks to have been immortalised through stamps in years gone by. More: continued here

Stamps celebrating Biddulph Grange and the former Ceramica museum in Burslem have been included in an online gallery to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Royal Mail's Special Stamp programme.The stamp celebrating the gardens at Biddulph Grange was released in 1983 and the Ceramica stamp was released in 2000.The museum …

SPECIAL stamps issued to celebrate achievements and iconic locations in the region have been collected together to mark 50 years since their creation. More: continued here

Bangor Daily News Kicking people off food stamps doesn't make them less impoverished or employedBangor Daily NewsPaul LePage said in July in announcing the food stamp policy shift. “We must continue to do all that we can to eliminate generational poverty and get people back to work. We must protect …

Food Stamps, Subprime and HyperinflationSilverSeek.com“Misspending” means the USDA gave a household either more or less food stamp benefits than it should have received. Historical data shows most misspending results in overpayments.(What's even more incredible is the dollars misspent on food stamps …and more » More: continued here