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Four flowers that brighten winter days — the amaryllis, cyclamen, Christmas cactus and paperwhite — are featured in a new set of Forever stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

Ohio to begin staggering release of food stampsColumbus DispatchOhio will begin staggering distribution of food-stamp benefits next month. The change comes at the request of grocers who say stores are swamped at the beginning of each month, creating long lines, shortages of produce and other items, and the need for … …

Jobs are the key to ending food stampsThe News JournalThat 17 percent of Delawareans are still on food stamps this long after the "official" end of the recession should be disturbing. Most important, it speaks not to a culture of dependence that some critics allege, but to a sluggish economy. …

Philly.com Playing politics with food stampsThe News JournalTom Corbett – who has no problem starving his state's most populous and academically struggling urban school districts of funding – flipped his fiscal conservative script and declared that Congress needs to preserve food stamps as an important safety …In surprising move, Corbett …

People who receive assistance commonly referred to as food stamps in Pennsylvania spend $1 of every $20 in benefits at convenience stores, yet federal data show corner stores represent a disproportionate share of fraud cases. More: continued here

Food Stamps in Delaware: Coastal Sussex changes hit some hardThe News JournalBut the area is also seeing a rising use of food stamps, according to data from the state Department of Health and Social Services. In 2003, 260 people received the food assistance in the Rehoboth ZIP code of 19971, …

Food Stamps in Delaware: Rising need 'a big deal' in SmyrnaThe News JournalBy 2013, the number of residents enrolled in food stamps increased 250 percent since 2003 in the 19977 ZIP code that includes Smyrna and the surrounding area east toward the coast, according to data obtained from the state …

Food stamp use increasing in DelawareThe News JournalBrandy Robertson, 13, says a prayer before eating while her grandmother Joyce Robertson gets items from the kitchen. Robertson is feeding herself and her two granddaughters on $99 per month with help from the state. (Photo: JENNIFER CORBETT/THE …and more » More: continued here

Food Stamps in Delaware: One NCCo community looks to recoverThe News JournalAnd across the area, which stretches from the state's western border south of Newark to the Christina River, the use of food stamps over the past decade has grown dramatically, even as the population has fallen. An Italian restaurant …

Food stamps keep millions from going hungryThe News JournalWhen we talk about welfare, jobless benefits and food stamps, we tend to set ourselves up as the decider, the people able to smartly separate the deserving from the undeserving. That is, of course, unless we happen to be down on our …