Time to Tell the Truth About Food StampsHuffington PostDoes it make any difference that families receiving SNAP benefits (food stamps) will have less to spend on food this month? Starting November 1, a family of four will lose $36 per month; or $29 for a three-person family. The loss of $30-$36 per month … More:…
Millions in 'unsafe' stamps held in WNYBusiness First of BuffaloA new series of postage stamps featuring kids at play, and totaling around $15 million, is being held in Williamsville because images of the children aren't equipped with the proper safety gear. The “Just Move” stamps depict children at play. Many … More: continued here
Are food stamp cuts too deep? Your SayUSA TODAYFood stamp benefits for 47 million Americans were trimmed starting Friday. Congress failed to continue funding a temporary boost to the federal program. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar: I am disgusted with the way this cut in … More: continued here
Gingerbread house stamps make holiday debutWXIXUSPS launched the Gingerbread Houses stamps at the James Farley Post Office in New York with a life-size replica of a gingerbread house featured on the new stamps. The new Forever stamps feature four different gingerbread houses set against a bright …and more » More: continued here
Food stamp reductions: NJ recipients finding it harder to feed familiesThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comOn Capitol Hill in Washington, House Republicans — upset that growing numbers of Americans are relying on food stamps— say they favor a second round of even deeper cuts to the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as part of a revised … More:…
My father was sold some European Communities 1973 stamps the day before they were due to be issued and posted them immediately. Are they worth anything? More: continued here
Politico Obamacare could increase food stamp rollsPoliticoRepublicans have another reason to hate Obamacare: It could grow the number of people on food stamps. The Obama administration has ordered a study to determine whether the Affordable Care Act, by increasing the number of people eligible for Medicaid, …A hunger expert explains what happens now that food stamps…
Police: Computer monitor, fax machine, stamps stolen from Hickory ChurchWSOC CharlotteThat break-in happened early Monday morning at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church – ELCA in northeast Hickory. Police said someone broke several windows before stealing a computer monitor, a fax machine and books of stamps. Officers said that office … More: continued here
Surrounded by cabinets filled with old postage stamps, Jean Meehan recalls a particular collection that she acquired and sold a few years ago. The set included 30 stamped envelopes that carried letters written by a Navy crewman to his significant other waiting back home. The first letters were written as a boyfriend to his girlfriend,…
Food stamps elicit sympathy, disdain: #tellusatodayUSA TODAYWe asked our followers what they thought of the government cutting food stamp benefits. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar: I think it's wrong for the government to cut food stamps. This is another form of making the 99% hurt even more, and … More: continued here