USDA report: North Carolina has “critical” issues overseeing food stamps programThe Progressive PulseNorth Carolina's food stamps program continues to face major problems in how it operates and monitors federal funds for low-income families struggling to get food on their tables, according to a recent report by federal officials. NC FAST …
Read More »National cuts to food stamp program will not affect Louisiana, AP review finds – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com
National cuts to food stamp program will not affect Louisiana, AP review findsThe Times-Picayune – NOLA.comThis Dec. 20, 2013, file photo shows shoppers passing through the Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta. Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted earlier this year are only affecting four states, far from …
Read More »Wisconsin one of 4 states to cut food stamps – WMTV
Wisconsin one of 4 states to cut food stampsWMTV(AP) — Wisconsin is one of only four states nationwide that is enacting cuts to the food stamp program. An Associated Press review finds that as of now, the cuts will only affect Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The decision …
Read More »Fewer Arizonans Applying For Food Stamps Since End Of Recession – KJZZ
Fewer Arizonans Applying For Food Stamps Since End Of RecessionKJZZRequests for food stamp assistance in Arizona have fallen slightly since fall of 2012. But it's too early to say if that indicates the state's economy is making a strong recovery from the recession. Food stamp use was very high nationally …
Read More »Cuts to food stamps will only hit 4 states – Fox News
Detroit Free Press Cuts to food stamps will only hit 4 statesFox NewsCuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found. As a result, it's unclear whether the law …
Read More »Tom of Finland stamps pass Russian postal service despite ‘gay propaganda’ ban – Gay Star News
Tom of Finland stamps pass Russian postal service despite 'gay propaganda' banGay Star NewsFinnish stamps featuring the artwork of gay erotic artist Touko Laaksonen, AKA Tom of Finland, have successfully passed into Russia and reached their destination, with the Russian postal service apparently having no problems with them. The stamps …
Read More »New stamps celebrate ‘spirit of seaside’ – BBC News
BBC News New stamps celebrate 'spirit of seaside'BBC NewsTen stamps celebrating the architecture of the UK's seaside resorts are being released by the Royal Mail. The selection includes architecture from large and small resorts from the Victorian and art deco eras to 1930s modernism and up to the present day.Royal …
Read More »Rare stamps up for grabs at Philatelic Museum's first stamp auction
The stamps for auction include 1953 Queen Elizabeth II revenue stamps, 1955 Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamps and post-independence stamps from 1968. More: continued here
Read More »US|$100000 Reward for Missing ‘Jennies’ – New York Times
Fox News US|$100000 Reward for Missing 'Jennies'New York TimesMinutes later — around 9:30 on a September morning in 1955 — a delegation of esteemed philatelists strolled down the row of display cases, looking expectantly for the star item of the collection: a block of four famous 24-cent stamps with the …
Read More »Wisconsin one of 4 states to cut food stamps – WBAY
Wisconsin one of 4 states to cut food stampsWBAYMADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin is one of only four states nationwide that is enacting cuts to the food stamp program. An Associated Press review finds that as of now, the cuts will only affect Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. …
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