Census Bureau Reports More Adults Living in Shared Households and More are …Sierra Sun TimesNovember 28, 2012 – In 2011, 17.9 percent of people 18 and older lived in someone else's household, up from 16.0 percent in 2007, prior to the start of the economic recession, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Specifically, 41.2 million…
TIME Mayor Booker SNAPS To Social Media Food Stamps ChallengeInventorspot"why is there a family today that is "too poor to afford breakfast"? are they not already receiving food stamps?" TwitWit wrote. "Lets you and I try to live on food stamps in New Jersey (high cost of living) and feed a family for a week…
Put your stamp on Louisiana wetlandsHouma CourierThe 2013 stamp's design was unveiled this month by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department. It's a painting by Ron Louque, a New Orleans-born artist who now lives in Charlottesville, Va. "Louque's painting combined an amazingly detailed …and more » More: continued here
Stamps president Bauer's contract expires in a monthCalgary HeraldBauer's three-year term as president and chief operating officer expires at the end of December, so with the Stamps' 2012 season done after Sunday's loss to Toronto in the 100th Grey Cup, the planning process for 2013 is officially underway, with Bauer …and more » More: continued here
Labels and Labeling New tax stamp survey reports steady global growthLabels and LabelingTax stamps are growing – both in quantity and quality – and will continue to do so over the next five years. According to the report, 150 billion cigarette and spirits stamps were used in 2010 (compared to 49.3 billion in 1990), and…
Its museums are crammed with priceless works of art and its wealth pours in from the Catholic faithful, but even the Vatican is feeling the pinch of austerity. More: continued here
Voice of America Philippines, Vietnam Refuse to Stamp New Chinese PassportVoice of AmericaThe Philippines has become the second Asian nation to refuse to stamp China's new electronic passports, which include a controversial map depicting the South China Sea's disputed waters as Chinese territory. The Philippine foreign ministry said … More: continued here
Bergen County Food Stamp Program Available For Sandy VictimsPatch.comBergen County residents who lost food and had a loss of income of at least $100 as a result of Hurricane Sandy are eligible to apply for food stamps through the emergency New Jersey Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP).and more » More: continued here
Media Matters for America (blog) Food Stamps Are An Antipoverty Program, But Fox Won't Tell You ThatMedia Matters for America (blog)A Fox News segment highlighting the fact that more Americans are benefitting from food stamps advanced the misleading notion that the United States has become a "food stamp nation" thanks in large part to the…
Citing 'high demand,' the Philippine Postal Corp. will reprint 500,000 more commemorative stamps of San Pedro Calungsod, the Philippines' second saint. More: continued here