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Olivia Stamps of Batesburg was just 2 years old when she was diagnosed with a neuromuscular condition that caused her to walk on her tip-toes, making it difficult for her to run and play and creating the potential for further complications down the road. More: continued here

A new set of 12 stamps pays tribute to the nation's industrial laborers, mostly featuring iconic photographs by Lewis Wickes Hine. More: continued here

More farmers markets will accept food stamps in Pittsburgh neighborhoodsTribune-ReviewJust Harvest started its Fresh Access program in May, allowing people to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — or food stamps— at Citiparks farmers markets in East Liberty and the North Side. Beginning next week, the program will … More: …

The Magical Realms edition of postage stamps are a neat idea, but have the right magical characters been chosen? Would you trust Lord Voldemort to deliver your letters? That's the question I ask myself as I contemplate the Royal Mail's new stamps release , which has Harry Potter's arch-enemy (Ralph …

Media Matters for America (blog) What do food stamps buy?Macon Telegraph (blog)The debate in Congress about cutting the food stamp program has sparked predictable clashes between those who want to help the poor and those who want to cut government spending. But strangely missing from the arguments is a shocking …

Alton Daily News Go-hungry policy: The federal cuts to food stamps will hurt Pa.Pittsburgh Post GazetteThat cut is bad enough, but some members of Congress seek even more devastating reductions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. As social policy, slashing SNAP is cruel. As economic …

The True Experts on PovertyBillMoyers.comWe are able to get by thanks to SNAP (food stamps) but we are not eating well.” Gaines-Turner argues against proposals to cut SNAP and offers data and her own every day experiences to make her case: “The reality is that SNAP keeps us from starving.and …

Lake Bell: 'When I Was Younger, I Collected Accents Like Stamps'PARADEA: “When I was younger, I collected accents like stamps,” says Bell, 34, who wrote, directed, and stars in this comedy about voice-overs and the movie-trailer business. “I didn't need to do research because I've wanted to be in the …

Inside the explosion of food stamp usageFox NewsSince for the supplemental nutrition assistance program it's the new name — — In 2008 the federal government officially dropped the term food stamps. Partly to fight the stigma associated with that term. But most everybody still calls them food stamps. More: continued …

WLTX.com Congress Eyes Cuts to Food StampsWLTX.comWASHINGTON – South Carolina is among the states with the largest share of its residents receiving food stamps, so it has a lot at stake as Congress debates how much benefits should be curtailed in the face of record federal debt. In June, 871,501 …