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Price for first-class stamp risesBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect on …

In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. More: continued here

New 49-Cent Stamps Probably Won't Save the USPSGawkerTell your grandma that Christmas card is never coming—the USPS announced today that one first-class stamp is now going to cost you just shy of two quarters, at the new rate of 49 cents. Up from the previous price of 46 cents, the …

The new faces of food stampsPoliticoWASHINGTON — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps – a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to demographics, …

In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. More: continued here

Stamps increase from 46 to 49 centsKSDKAn increase in e-mail is causing the post office to suffer, and the public is feeling the hit. Loading… Post to Facebook. Stamps increase from 46 to 49 cents on KSDK.com: http://on.ksdk.com/1eqOUYS. Incorrect please try again. Try Another. Audio Captcha. More: continued here

Price of stamps jumps to 49 centswtvr.comOne way around the increases is buying Forever Stamps now and using them any time for first-class mail, the kind used by most consumers. Launched in 2007, Forever Stamps are always valid, no matter what people paid for them and even if prices go …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) One in 7 Americans on food stampsABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Food stamp participation since 1980 has grown the fastest among workers with some college training, a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class, according to an analysis of government data for The Associated … …

In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps More: continued here

MyWabashValley New Price in Effect for First Class StampsMyWabashValleyFirst class stamps will now cost 49 cents, a three-cent price hike. The temporary increase is part of the Postal Service's effort to recover from severe mail decreases, blamed on the 2008 economic depression. The Post Office is trying to recoup $2.8 …