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Program 'glitches' prompt food stamp delaysLexington DispatchHundreds of Davidson County citizens are waiting on their food stamps as local officials continue to resolve "glitches" in a state-mandated benefits program. Since January, county social services departments have worked to convert and administer food … More: continued here

Voice of America Stamp Depicts a Moment in 1963 March on WashingtonABC NewsJoining Lewis to unveil the commemorative stamp at was actress Gabrielle Union, star of the movie "Bring It On" and the new BET series "Being Mary Jane." Although the 40-year-old hadn't been born at the time of the …

Postal Service to unveil March on Washington stamp this weekWashington Post (blog)The other two stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, the African American activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, …

San Francisco Chronicle Too many Californians left without food stampsSan Francisco ChronicleThe House of Representatives jolted the country in June when it refused to renew the nation's food stamp program as part of the Farm Bill. Passage of the Farm Bill is usually a bipartisan, uncontroversial matter, but little is …

Boise State University The Arbiter Online Food stamp cuts coming soon, sponsored by Democrats (You read that correctly)Plain DealerBut the biggest share was actually from SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, with cuts this November of $36 for a household of four that receives the maximum allocation, $29 for …

From trading stamps to philanthropyMucketyA family fortune built on trading stamps has found its way over the decades to the arts, the environmental movement and peace efforts. As the Muckety map below shows, it began with the Sperry and Hutchinson Company, known for S&H Green Stamps. More: continued here

OTHER OPINION: FOOD STAMPS Take food stamps out of farm billsWilkes Barre Times-LeaderHouse Republicans finally serve up a morsel of common sense by removing food stamps from the farm bill. And Democrats respond with a gag reflex. Judging from their letter of complaint to House Speaker John Boehner, one would …

Not even a degenerative disease could prepare me for the powerlessness I'd feel on line at the supermarket         More: continued here

Salon My food stamps miserySalonI imagine the staff meeting where someone asked, “You know what would totally liven this place up and make people forget they're applying for food stamps and other means of government assistance? STARS! Fuck yes, I'll get my tracing paper.” I'm sitting … More: continued here

LETTER: He takes issue with reporting about food stampsSioux City JournalSIOUX CITY | If you aren't a faithful Fox News watcher, you probably have missed their assault on SNAP, aka food stamps. Fox attempts to lace this program with freeloaders and fraud, but reality is very different. There is very …