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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 … More: continued here

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 23,052,388 … More: continued here

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 of the program since 2005.and…

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 188 food banks and soup …9…

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 …Buy Forever Stamps This Weekend…