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Mont. woman, 91, works to stamp out TBThe Spokesman ReviewAt 91, Polly Nikolaisen has found a way to help stamp out tuberculosis and help disabled children by working with canceled postage stamps while sitting in her easy chair at Buffalo Hill Terrace in Kalispell.and more » More: continued here

BBC News London 2012: Stamp honour for Paralympic gold winnersBBC NewsEvery British athlete who wins gold at the London 2012 Paralympics will appear on a stamp.Stamp honour for Paralympic winnersThe Press AssociationRoyal Mail to issue stamps featuring London 2012 ParalympicsGB gold medal …Insidethegames.biz (blog)Stamp honour for Paralympic gold medal winnersITV …

Number of Georgians on food stamps balloonsAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNearly one in five Georgians now gets federal assistance to put dinner on the table. As Congress debates the future of the food stamp program, with Republicans looking to cut it back, the number of recipients in Georgia has ballooned to 1. …

ThinkProgress House farm bill cuts food stamps, adds subsidiesSan Francisco ChronicleThe House Agriculture Committee's farm bill released Thursday would cut more from food stamps and add more crop subsidies than last month's Senate bill, posing an election-year test for Tea Party conservatives. The House version would speed approval of …House …

Proposed farm bill would hit Butte County needyMercury-RegisterWASHINGTON — A new version of the farm bill proposed by the House Committee on Agriculture Thursday would cut food stamps by $16 billion over 10 years, a reduction that could affect many of Butte County s needy families.and more » More: continued here

Franklin fights for Civil War stampThe TennesseanHistoric preservationists are mounting a campaign to persuade the U.S. Postal Service to create a stamp commemorating the Battle of Franklin in time for the bloody firefight's 150th anniversary in 2014.and more » More: continued here

Other Views: Food stamps, global warming and bullet trainLubbockOnline.comThe United States is one of the richest countries in the world. And its economy is recovering from recession faster than those in most other industrialized nations. So why do the numbers of people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … More: …

Hawaii food stamp fraud down, recipients upSan Francisco ChronicleAccording to state data, there were 275 disqualifications last fiscal year, a 50 percent drop compared with the same period five years earlier. Officials attribute the surge in food stamp recipients to the sluggish economy and rule changes that … More: continued …

Food stamp reimbursements offeredParkersburg NewsPARKERSBURG — Families and individuals on assistance may qualify for a reimbursement for food lost due to last week's storm.State offers food stamp users replacement benefitsCharleston Gazetteall 5 news articles » More: continued here

John Weigle stamp column: Plan to put living person on stamp might be deadVentura County StarPlans to announce the first living person to be pictured on a U.S. stamp are being delayed because some members of the U.S. Postal Service board of governors have expressed concerns about the idea, Linn's …