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Five Australian chefs have been immortalised on postage stamps in recognition of their work shaping Australia's gastronomy. More: continued here

A new bill in the Georgia House would mandate that people applying for food stamps pass drugs tests to qualify for benefits. More: continued here

Lawmaker seeks to mandate drug tests for food stamp applicantsWGCL AtlantaAlisa Anderson says forcing low-income Georgians to pass drug tests to qualify for food stamps is a bad idea. "That's very unfair," said Anderson, who runs women's resources incorporated, a nonprofit that helps low-income women and their families. "It … …

One resident was permanently disqualified from receiving food stamps and eight others were banned from the program for a year because of program abuses between October and December, according to the Department of Public Health and Social Services. More: continued here

Record 20% of households on food stamps last yearAmerican Thinker (blog)The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high. The USDA says that there were …

Food stamps are bread lines of the Great Recession: Lee S. Wishing IIIPennLive.comA few days later a friend sent me a report by Byron Wien of Blackstone titled “The Ten Surprises of 2014” that includes a chart titled “Food Stamps– The Great Recession's Soup Lines,” which illustrates the staggering growth …

Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the signing of non-import linebackers Ryland Smith and Akeem Whonder. As per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed. More: continued here

Forever Stamps purchased before Jan. 26 will increase in value by three cents on that date. More: continued here

After feds cut food stamps, city pantries go emptyCrain’s New York BusinessNew York City's food pantries and soup kitchens have seen a substantial increase in the number of visitors they serve since the program formerly known as food stamps saw major cuts in November. That influx caused 48% of the …

Price of postage stamps to go up SundayOregonLive.comRegulators last month approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the United States Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on after the 2008 …