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Annual junior duck stamp art contest underwayVictoria AdvocateStudents in kindergarten through 12th grade may submit their unique designs of North American waterfowl by March 15 for this year's Junior Duck Stamp art contest. The Junior Duck Stamp contest is an art and science-based program developed for schools … More: continued …

Minnesota Legislator Discusses Food Stamps: Please Don't Feed The AnimalsCare2.com (blog)A Minnesota state representative, discussing the expansion of people using food stamps, tries to illustrate her point that the program creates dependency by quoting an “ironic” story a “friend” sent her. As Bluestem Praire reports, Minnesota Republican …and more » More: …

A year ago, Keon Raymond moved his family to Calgary full-time to become a bigger part of the Stampeders organization. More: continued here

Food-stamp usage climbs 28% in El PasoEl Paso Timesby Diana Washington Valdez \ El Paso Times El Paso families struggling to put food on the table accounted for a 28 percent increase in food stamp benefits during the past year. According to Texas Health and Human Services Commission statistics, … …

Kansas City Star Bill would allow drug felons to get food stampsKRCG(AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers believe it's not fair that convicted murderers and child molesters are eligible for food stamps, but people who have been convicted of felony drug crimes are not. A House measure sponsored by three Republicans …

CBC.ca Sculptor Joe Fafard happy to see fame spreadCBC.caCanada Post is printing four million stamps, depicting Fafard's famed cows. "These things will go wherever mail goes and mail goes everywhere," Fafard, from Lumsden, Sask., west of Regina, said Friday at an official Canada Post event.Art collectors meet stamp collectorsNews Talk …

Kansas City Star Bill would allow drug felons to get food stampsThe Rolla Daily NewsBy Anonymous AP Some Missouri lawmakers believe it's not fair that convicted murderers and child molesters are eligible for food stamps, but people who have been convicted of felony drug crimes are not. A House measure …

Kansas City Star Measure would let drug felons get food stampsColumbia Daily TribuneKANSAS CITY (AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers believe it's not fair that convicted murderers and child molesters are eligible for food stamps, but people who have been convicted of felony drug crimes are not. A House measure sponsored …

Food stamp luxuriesSalt Lake TribuneShe apologized: “I switched my debit card PIN with my food stamps PIN.” At that, my internal dialogue went into high gear: Ma'am, if you're on food stamps, why in the hell are you buying a 40-inch plasma TV? Why do you have a full set …

Guest Viewpoint: Changes to food stamp program can help in TierPress & Sun-BulletinNOEP assists hungry families and individuals with obtaining food stamp benefits through free and confidential prescreening for potential food stamp eligibility and assistance with the application process. NOEP coordinators are expertly trained in food … More: continued here