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AARP encouraging seniors to sign up for food stampsDaily CallerThe Pennsylvania chapter of the AARP is encouraging area seniors to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or food stamps. According to the AARP Bulletin, several dozen volunteers with AARP Pennsylvania are encouraging potentially … More: continued here

Canoes, kayaks need new state stampElgin Courier NewsThe Department of Natural Resources requires the $6 Water Usage Stamp for all non-motorized, non-sail watercraft, including canoes, kayaks and paddleboats, according to the department's website. The new law appears to affect any craft of any kind that …and more » More: continued here

NPR (blog) Stamps, Jeans, Beer: What Americans Want From North KoreaNPR (blog)Donald Sundman, president of Mystic Stamp Co. in Camden, N.Y., asked for permission to buy postage stamps from North Korea. Some North Korean stamps show pictures of dogs. There's at least one that, weirdly, has a picture of Princess …

Don't cut food stamps to feed big agricultureBaltimore SunEarlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives, on a party-line vote, broke with tradition by stripping from the farm bill the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. What's left in the bill is billions of dollars …Policy analyst: …

ISLE of Man Post Office is to become the first postal administration to mark the third in line to the throne's birth, releasing a sheet of eight stamps.         More: continued here

First stamps to mark special delivery of Prince George released by Isle of Man …Mirror.co.ukMaxine Cannon, general manager of Isle of Man Stamps& Coins, said: "We were thrilled to hear the news of the birth of the royal baby, HRH Prince George of Cambridge and delighted to mark the historic …

Stamps and collectibles show held in ClaytonWatertownDailyTimes.comCLAYTON — Collecting stamps— once called the “hobby of kings”— may have lost its throne to video games, television and web surfing, but it remains a lifelong passion for many. At Saturday's annual Thousand Islands Stamp, Coin, Postcard, Jewelry … More: continued here

Fifty years after the death of French painter Georges Braque, post offices across France will sell a collector's sheet of stamps honoring the artist. Two of Braque's most famous paintings are reproduced in rotogravure printing. More: continued here

New York Post Food (Stamp) fightNew York PostThis month, the Beltway's business-as-usual types went bonkers after House Republicans separated food stamps from the farm bill. For years, Congress had included food stamps in its ag bill so that rural and urban districts would each get something … More: continued here

I was behind a mother at the checkout, who used her food stamps to buy three bottles of soda and three bags of chips for her three children. More: continued here