Daily Mail World's rarest stamp – the only one left almost 160 years after it was issued …Daily MailOn each of the three occasions it has been sold at auction, the stamp has set a new world record and it is expected to set yet another high when it goes under the hammer in New…
Medical Xpress Forbidding use of food stamps for sweetened drinks could reduce obesity …Medical XpressBanning the purchase of sugar-sweetened drinks with food stamps could reduce obesity rates and new cases of type-2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The food stamp program, officially known … More: continued…
PBS NewsHour Can food stamps help improve diets, fight obesity and save money?Los Angeles TimesProhibiting the use of federal food stamps to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages and subsidizing the purchase of fruits and vegetables with the coupons would improve nutrition, foster weight loss and drive down rates of Type 2 diabetes among the …Should food stamps be…
Houston Chronicle Stamps: Too many workers, contractors spoil NASA effortsHouston ChronicleThe problem can be solved, but it will take courage. Whoever coined the old phrase "Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth" was on target. Stamps is a former NASA contracting officer in the General Research department during the Apollo/shuttle programs. More: continued here
Georgia cannot implement a new law requiring drug tests for some food stamp applicants and recipients, federal officials told the state Tuesday. More: continued here
Feds: Georgia can't tie food stamps to drug testsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionGeorgia cannot implement a new law requiring drug tests for some food stamp applicants and recipients, federal officials told the state Tuesday. The law, passed by the Legislature in March and signed by Gov. Nathan Deal, would require testing in cases … More: continued here
Stanford Study Promotes Banning Use Of Food Stamps for Sugary DrinksCapital Public Radio NewsA lot of factors contribute to obesity, but it's surprisingly easy to chug down calories without realizing it. Just last week, the state Senate passed a bill that would require a health warning on the labels of sodas and other sugary drinks….
Houstonian's food stamp debt erased by anonymous ABC-13 viewerKTRK-TVClaudia is a 60 year liver transplant patient. She's on disability and mistakenly qualified for food stamps three years ago. It took state employees years to catch their error and by then Claudia had received $5000 in food stamp benefits. The state … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk World's most expensive stamp could achieve fourth record saleTelegraph.co.ukThe world's most expensive stamp, which has set a record every time it has been sold at auction, may top the list again as it could sell for £12 million – making it the most valuable stamp in existence. The only surviving 1856 one-cent magenta stamp…World's…
Forbidding use of food stamps for sweetened drinks could reduce obesity …Scope (blog)Banning the purchase of sugar-sweetened drinks with food stamps could reduce obesity rates and new cases of type-2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The food stamp program, officially known … More: continued here