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China Daily New stamps show art of engravingChina DailyBy Mike Peters (China Daily) A two-year collaboration between the Danish and Chinese postal systems bore fruit last weekend, when a pair of intaglio-engraved stamps was officially issued in Nanjing. Engraving stamps from steel plates is a fading art, … More: continued …

MASTER STROKEMinneapolis Star TribuneWinning a federal duck stamp contest isn't as lucrative as it once was. Artists get no compensation from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which conducts the contests. But artists make money by selling prints of the winning stamps to collectors. …and more » More: continued here

Royal slam: Winning all five stamp contestsMinneapolis Star TribuneIn 2007, the wildlife artist from Melby, Minn., became the first to win all four Minnesota wildlife stamp contests — duck, pheasant, trout and wild turkey. "My vision was to be the first to win all four, and to only win one …

RT Census Bureau clarifies poverty numbersmsnbc.comThat's because the experimental measure, a supplement to the official poverty figures meant to take into account such factors as whether a family is receiving food stamps and how much people pay in taxes, uses a poverty level of $24343 for a family of …Census …

Number of Virginians on food stamps soarsRichmond Times DispatchThe number of Virginians relying on food stamps spiked as the economy dipped, leading to an all-time high last month of more than 900000 individuals receiving assistance to buy groceries. In addition, the number of Virginia households in the … More: continued …

USA Today Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-incomeChicago Sun-Times“Safety net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too 'rich' to qualify,” said Sheldon Danziger, …

Last month it topped a record 900,000 in sign of sluggish economy. More: continued here

Tryon: Do you remember S&H Green Stamps?Sarasota Herald-TribuneAl Smith, vice-president-sales for S&H Solutions, holds a S&H Green Stamp promotional sign from the late 1960s, while in the lobby among displays Sept. 14, 2005, in Delray Beach. The stamps are long gone, but the concept lives. … More: continued here

Stamp Out IgnoranceMason County NewsAnd I hope that steams peta's spinach, because they've got me pretty steamed, again, over their stamps.My friend, Patrick Wentworth, sent me some stuff about peta recently, and one things he sent was a story from the Huffington Post, … More: continued here

Waco food stamp program unaffected by lower unemploymentKXXV News Channel 25Even though more residents are finding jobs this doesn't mean the Waco food stamp program is helper fewer people in need. Esther Morales, the Director of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, said they are seeing more clients than …