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Drawing inspiration from her stamp collection, handbag designer Astrid Honein used images of vintage Lebanese stamps in her latest offering. More: continued here

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) The Number of Ph.Ds on Public Aid Triples in USABC NewsA skyrocketing number of Americans with Ph.Ds say they are facing a reality in which they are turning to food stamps to survive. One in six Americans received food stamps or other public assistance last year, …

USDA helping farmers markets take food stampsWVLT(WVLT) — The USDA is on a mission to help you eat better, that includes opening up farmers markets to people on food stamps. Some local markets already take the cards, but they need their customers to grow. The Market Square Farmers Market is …

Food stamps get boost at farmers marketsWestern Farm PressUSDA grants to the tune of $4 million will provide SNAP participants greater access to fresh and healthy food, while supporting American farmers and local economies. USDA announced awards to help states expand availability of wireless technology in … More: continued here

After the recession took hold in 2007, the rate of PhD holders who've filed for government assistance more than tripled to 33,655 by 2010. More: continued here

The federal government is distributing $4-million to help farmers markets start accepting the food stamp EBT cards. More: continued here

6abc.com Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 12TheDay.comConnecticut Food Bank is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) on Saturday, May 12, to Stamp Out Hunger. Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive, representing 1300 local …

Farmers markets getting money to take food stampsBusinessWeekCurrently, fewer than a quarter of the nation's roughly 7100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps. But Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture, said she hopes these grants will bring …and more » More: continued …

A loosening of some rules on food-stamp eligibility and an expected tightening of rules for receiving unemployment insurance may make more people out of work rely on food stamps. More: continued here

Morristown Green Stamp Out Hunger Drive set for SaturdayElizabethton StarBy Rozella Hardin The Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers for Stamp Out Hunger in the Elizabethton and Carter County area and the rest of the nation on Saturday, May 12. Now in its …