SnitchSeeker.com 'Harry Potter' stamps to be unveiled at UniversalOrlando SentinelThe U.S. Postal Service is offering some holiday magic with a series of 20 "Harry Potter" stamps that will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter. All of the stamps feature images from the films based on J.K …Harry Potter…
Federal food stamp funding cuts could strain local food pantriesDelaware County Daily TimesThat influx came less than a week after federal funding for food stamps was reduced by $5 billion. Exactly how much of that influx could be directly attributed to the funding cut was unclear, but Castagna anticipates the reduction will bring more ……
Students' mobile app would help farmer's markets accept food stampsGW Hatchet (subscription) (blog)… food stamp payments through Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. Some farmer's markets in D.C., such as Foggy Bottom's FRESH FARM markets, allow individuals to trade in their food stamps credit for tokens to use at venues. Video by Jacqueline Thomsen … More: continued here
Everyone is aware of SNAP (food stamps), the mother of all food handouts, where over 47.8 million people participate at an annual cost of $81 billion. But awareness of the sprawling array of other government food programs is another eye opener. WIC, for example, the Women, Infants and Children Food and Nutrition Service, started small…
Just how do footballers end up on stamps anyway?SB NationOf all the manifold immortalities that a grateful world can bestow on its beloved footballers, the commemorative stamp is one of the most pleasing. Less formal than a statue, less all-encompassing than a renamed road, a stamp says to the world: We … More: continued here
Marilyn Holland's opinion: How can they cut food stamps and still sleep at night?Bethany Beach WaveThen there are also some senior citizens who do not have a lot of money; they depend on food stamps. I would like to know if any congressmen or their families are going to bed hungry. They are not concerned…
Anyway, more footballing stamps can be found over at the pleasing Football Philately , and last week's Guardian Knowledge column also addressed this hottest of hot issues . But perhaps the strangest example came in 2004, from Tajikistan. More: continued here
Food Stamp Costs Swelled by States Spending $1 for HeatBloombergCongressional critics looking to cut the nation's food stamp bill — which has doubled in the past five years — are pointing to what some say is a loophole in the law: If a state gives a resident as little as $1 a year in heating…
Philly.com Just how do footballers end up on stamps anyway?Philly.comIt's the international break and no football is happening so let's talk about the Tajik postal service. Of all the manifold immortalities that a grateful world can bestow on its beloved footballers, the commemorative stamp is one of the most pleasing … More: continued here
Neon Tommy Americans Suffer After Cuts To Food Stamp ProgramNeon TommyMore than 50 million Americans who receive food stamps are getting less as a temporary increase in benefits that was part of the federal stimulus package expired on November 1. The Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance program (SNAP), which provides … More: continued here