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Businessweek Batman Stamps: Collectors Say Despicable, USPS Says BrilliantBusinessweekOn Oct. 9 the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a much-publicized collection of limited-edition stamps featuring Batman. The release, which was timed to coincide with National Stamp Collecting Month, was the latest in a partnership with Warner Bros. (TWX … More: continued here

Why Are So Many Americans Still on Food Stamps?Acton Institute (blog)imagesCAOWWLJW When the economy takes a downturn and unemployment rises, more people rely on the social safety net and programs like the recently renamed food stamp program called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). As the … More: continued here

US Postal Service debuts celebrity chef stampsLos Angeles TimesThe U.S. Postal Service has just come out with limited edition celebrity chef stamps— and those celebrity chefs do not include Guy Fieri or Giada De Laurentiis. Not even Bobby Flay or Wolfgang Puck. We're talking dead celebrity chefs, from the near …

The U.S. Postal Service has just come out with limited edition celebrity chef stamps — and those celebrity chefs do not include Guy Fieri or Giada De Laurentiis. Not even Bobby Flay or Wolfgang Puck. More: continued here

Football: Stamps Thrown Into FireTimes RecordVan Buren's Mack Stamps was thrown into the fires of varsity football in the 7A-West. Stamps didn't play at all in the first two games of his sophomore season two years ago. Due to injuries, he moved up to second-string after the first game and …

Game Informer Classic Game Characters Grace Irish Post With New StampsGame InformerThis morning, Irish postal service An Post unveiled a new line of licensed stamps featuring classic game characters. The four stamps take letters, packages, and parcels back to gaming's early days, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario, Pac Man, and …

This morning, Irish postal service An Post unveiled a new line of licensed stamps featuring classic game characters. The four stamps take letters, packages, and parcels back to gaming’s early days, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario, Pac Man, and Space Invaders. According to An Post, the themed stamps are meant …

Fayetteville Observer 5 reasons why your kid should collect stampsFayetteville ObserverAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 kids each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski doesn't have …Collecting …

I was glad to see food stamps discussed in the East Tennessean, because many people who have never needed food stamps do not know who gets food stamps. They picture some healthy adult living off of food stamps just because they are lazy. That doesn’t happen. More: continued here

USDA.gov Will photo IDs for food stamps prevent fraud?Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Georgia officials say it will cost nearly $8 million to create food stamp cards that include recipients' photographs. A state lawmaker who co-sponsored legislation to allow the IDs says it would be well spent money to curb the resell …