Food Stamp Friday – Let's PartyBernardGoldberg.com (blog)Well, if you're on food stamps and only want to pay a $5 cover charge, The Rose Club in Montgomery, Alabama will help you out. Yep, for those people with a food stamp card, you can get into the club on Friday nights for …
Read More »Stamped with Titanic – Montreal Gazette
Stamped with TitanicMontreal GazetteCanada Post has very impressive new commemorative stamps depicting the Belfast-built liner Titanic. Canada and Ireland are such a huge part of Titanic's legacy. I've mailed several of the new stamps to my friends in Belfast.and more » More: continued here
Read More »Kids’ waterfowl art become stamps – Delmarva Now
Kids' waterfowl art become stampsDelmarva NowMILLSBORO — An 8-year-old Millsboro girl took first place in the kindergarten through third grade division of the Delaware Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Dorothy McCormick was one of 33 students from all over the state who entered artwork in this year's … More: continued here
Read More »Study: Food stamps cut poverty during recession
WASHINGTON – A study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during the recession. The program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, reduced the poverty rate nearly 8 percent in 2009, the …
Read More »Siegfried and Roy release a new stamp for the United States Postal Service – Examiner.com
Siegfried and Roy release a new stamp for the United States Postal ServiceExaminer.comSiegfried and Roy introduced the Amur Tiger cub Semipostal stamp for the United States Postal Service. A Semipostal stamp is a stamp that exceeds the cost of normal postage. The proceeds from this stamp will support the conservation …
Read More »U.S. food stamps helped reduce poverty rate, government finds
WASHINGTON – A study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during the recession. More: continued here
Read More »Stabenow urged to protect food stamps – The Detroit News
Stabenow urged to protect food stampsThe Detroit NewsDebbie Stabenow and other members of Congress to protect food stamp benefits as they consider the reauthorization of the upcoming Farm Bill, advocates said Monday. The Center for Civil Justice and Michigan League for Human Services urged Stabenow, … More: continued here
Read More »X marks the spot in stamps AZ of Britain – Mirror.co.uk
Daily Mail X marks the spot in stamps AZ of BritainMirror.co.ukThe series, featuring places beginning with letters M to Z, completes Royal Mail's alphabet of tourist attraction stamps. Landmarks from Manchester Town Hall to London Zoo feature on a new collection of stamps issued today. The series, featuring places …A …
Read More »New stamps have Britain licked
Stamp collectors can continue their philatelic journey around Britain with the latest first-class stamps. The 14 views in the second "UK Landmarks A-Z" set include Manchester Town Hall, the Old Bailey, Portmeirion, the Roman Baths, Stirling Castle and the White Cliffs of Dover. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamp Abuse – UpNorthLive.com
Food Stamp AbuseUpNorthLive.comThere are people who are abusing the privileges of having food stamp assistance. Officials say people lie on the applications and others trade their cards for drugs. Doug York, the Director of the Department of Human Services, says if an employee …and more » More: continued here
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