Advocate.com Harvey Milk to Be Honored on US Postage StampAdvocate.comThe U.S. Postal Service will feature Milk on a special commemorative 2014 stamp, the Harvey Milk Foundation announced on its Facebook page today. More details are expected from USPS this week, but the foundation reports that the stamp will include one … …
Read More »Battle over food stamps going on in Statehouses, and D.C.
Marian Poe, executive director of Rice County Communities that Serve in Lyons, said she looked at her email the afternoon of Sept. 30 and her jaw dropped. Just one day before the renewal of a federal grant to help poor people access food stamps was to take effect, the administration …
Read More »USPS Halts Michelle Obama-Inspired Stamps Because They Depict Dangerous … – TheBlaze.com
Town Hall USPS Halts Michelle Obama-Inspired Stamps Because They Depict Dangerous …TheBlaze.comThe United States Postal Service has halted an entire press run of stamps that depict supposedly unsafe activities. The “Just Move!” line of stamps, which were inspired by by First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let's Move!” health initiative, were meant …
Read More »USPS may destroy 'unsafe' stamps
Run! Jump! Leap! It all seems pretty innocent, but the U.S. Postal Service is planning to destroy its series of "Just Move" stamps because of safety concerns. More: continued here
Read More »‘Unsafe’ Let’s Move postage stamps licked by hilarious Photoshops – Twitchy
'Unsafe' Let's Move postage stamps licked by hilarious PhotoshopsTwitchyIt's no joke. Via PostalMag.com, the United States Postal Service “will be destroying the entire press run [of Let's Move stamps] after receiving concerns from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition over alleged 'unsafe' acts depicted … More: continued here
Read More »Crisis, averted: USPS to destroy “Let’s move!” stamps over safety concerns? – Hot Air
Town Hall Crisis, averted: USPS to destroy “Let's move!” stamps over safety concerns?Hot AirAccording to a report from Linn's Stamp News, however, two White House entities — the President's Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition and the Let's Move campaign — raised concerns about three of the 15 the stamps …
Read More »Food Stamps Recipients Prepare For Automatic Cuts In Three Weeks – ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress Food Stamps Recipients Prepare For Automatic Cuts In Three WeeksThinkProgressAdditional funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) provided under the 2009 stimulus bill will expire in three weeks, trimming beneficiaries' finances just in time for the added budgetary strains of winter …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Michigan Contract For Cigarette Stamps Questioned – CBS Local
Michigan Contract For Cigarette Stamps QuestionedCBS LocalThe State Administrative Board is poised to approve the Treasury Department's recommendation for a five-year contract with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. as early as next week. Xerox would provide 450 million counterfeit-resistant stamps, which are …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Little girl raids piggy bank to help family on food stamps: ‘Here is $10 from me’ – Syracuse.com (blog)
Las Vegas Review-Journal Little girl raids piggy bank to help family on food stamps: 'Here is $10 from me'Syracuse.com (blog)on October 10, 2013 at 6:00 AM, updated October 10, 2013 at 10:28 AM. View/Post Comments. SYRACUSE, N.Y. — When Roberta Morgan read a story about how Meghan Fry works full …
Read More »Anxiety among families, providers as stimulus-funded increase in food stamps … – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star Tribune Anxiety among families, providers as stimulus-funded increase in food stamps…Minneapolis Star TribuneCONCORD, N.H. — A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past …
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