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Harry Potter stamps raising an eruptousNWAOnline (subscription)For more than half a century, a committee of cultural heavyweights has met in private, its deliberations kept secret, weighing the faces and images of Americana worthy of gracing U.S. postage stamps. While its rulings have been advisory, they long …and more » More: continued …

Woman accused of misusing food stampsCitizens VoiceA Wilkes-Barre woman is accused of illegally possessing thousands of dollars worth in food stamps in less than a year. Nichole Patronick, 38, of 231 Gilligan St., was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Martin R. Kane on Thursday. Patronick is … More: continued here

Lawhorn's Lawrence: Ham sandwiches, food stamps and dreams of pieLawrence Journal WorldJust Food, the Lawrence food bank, held an event last week in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Local residents were invited to participate in a simulation in which they lived off the average Kansas food stamp …

Brooklyn Vegan (blog) Vegetarian celebs featured on limited-edition PETA stampsNew York Daily NewsPETA's 'Vegetarian Icon' Stamps. Just in time for holiday card season, PETA has released a limited-editionbook of stamps featuring twenty celebrities who are vegetarian or vegan, from Paul McCartney and Morrissey to Bob Barker and Sarah Silverman.PETA releases …

Middletown woman sells food stamps in exchange for heroinWCPOMIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A Middletown woman was arrested after selling her food stamps in exchange for heroin. Carol Jeffers, 24, is charged with illegal use of WIC program benefits and trafficking in food stamps after police say she exchanged the card for … …

Brooklyn Vegan (blog) PETA releases stamps featuring Joan Jett, Morrissey, Paul McCartney, Sarah …Brooklyn Vegan (blog)PETA just released a new set of limited edition stamps featuring famous vegetarians, and a bevy of musicians and music industry folks are included on the sheet amongst the likes of Bob Barker and Joaquin …

Rumor of the week: Thanksgiving food stamps will be unlimited to make up for …TwitchySilly rumor of the week: Thanksgiving food stamps will be unlimited to make up for Obamacare fiasco. Posted at 3:36 pm on November 23, 2013 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments. Obama made foodstamps unlimited next …

To the LetterWall Street JournalLast week, the U.S. Postal Service introduced a series of Harry Potter stamps, causing some philatelists to complain that the British character is too foreign and commercial. For a look at some real foreign postage, the Stamps Around the Globe gallery … More: continued here

US Postal Service ad for 'holiday stamps' has Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, but omits …WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SCA printed advertisement from the US Postal Service for "holiday stamps" was discovered promoting Kwanzaa and Hanukkah stamps, but not any Christmas stamps, various media outlets reported. The issue first came to …

Reform Food Stamps for Good NutritionBarron’sSince President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, food-stamp spending has more than doubled, to roughly $80 billion a year, and the number of recipients has risen 70%, to 47 million. But the Obama administration and congressional Democrats are …Address food stamp inefficiency [Letter]Baltimore Sunall …