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The Calgary Stampeders have locked up all-star kicker Rene Paredes.  The club announced on Thursday that they had signed the 27-year-old to a contract extension, although terms of the deal haven't been disclosed.  Paredes was a CFL and West Division all-star in 2012, converting 93% of his field goal attempts …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Phoenix store owner Joo Ho Yi accused of food stamp fraudABC15.com (KNXV-TV)PHOENIX – Authorities say a Phoenix convenience store owner has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the federal food stamp program. They say Joo Ho Yi is being held on suspicion of committed 10 intentional violations of the …

PD: AZ store owner traded cash, drugs for food stamps benefitsKPHO PhoenixInvestigators said the store gave customers a total of $544 in cash, five bags of marijuana and half an ounce of methamphetamine in exchange for more than $4,000 in food stamps benefits. Fraud against the program exceeded $6,000 from …

Glitch leaves nearly 40000 without CA food stampsWillits NewsA computer glitch that inadvertently canceled food stamp cards left tens of thousands of Californians unable to use them to buy food. According to Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Social Services Director Kathy Young, Humboldt … More: continued here

New Zealand stamps dating back to the mid-1800s are expected to fetch more than $1 million when they go to auction in London. More: continued here

Glitch Leaves Nearly 40,000 Californians Without Food Stamps | KPBS.orgKPBSGlitch Leaves Nearly 40,000 Californians Without Food Stamps. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Associated Press. A computer glitch that inadvertently cancelled food stamp cards has left tens of thousands of Californians unable to use them to buy food. More: continued here

The Calgary Stampeders have signed all-star kicker Rene Paredes to a contract extension. More: continued here

WFMY News 2 Price of Stamps Going Up This MonthPatch.comThe announcement states letters under one ounce mailed anywhere internationally will cost $1.10 and postcard stamps will also see a one-cent increase, from 32 cents to 33 cents. Highlights of the new single-piece First-Class Mail pricing, effective Jan.Postage rates set to …

Postal Service releases apple stampsCapital Press (subscription)The stamps are 33-cent postcard stamps and show the Golden Delicious and Granny Smith, both grown extensively in Central Washington, and the bright-red Baldwin apple, thought to be native to Massachusetts. The fourth is the Northern Spy, known for …and more » More: continued here

Collection of duck stamps to be displayed at Arts CenterAnderson Independent MailWhen you get a letter, do you really look at the stamp? Most of the time it's a "Forever" stamp with a generic American flag or some other normal art thrown on it. We barely look at it and …