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Should Food Stamp Nutrition Be Mandated?Huffington PostThere was a debate in The New York Times yesterday over the "proper" use of SNAP (formerly "food stamp") funds. The basic question is whether use of food assistance dollars should be restricted so as to preclude unhealthful food choices: soda, … More: continued …

Pittsburgh Post Gazette USPS stamp honors work of local artistWBTVBefore buying the stamps Bobby Lowery of Charlotte said, "It makes me feel very proud. Number one we're Charlotteans. Number two we've got a black man who has reached that level of recognition. Had he lived, the artist who was born …

Farmers Market Now Takes Food StampsThe Sag Harbor ExpressTo help address the issue, Tomasini and his wife and co-manager Ana Nieto introduced an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program, which essentially means those who qualify for federally funded food stamps can now shop at the local market, too. …Farmers' MarketsCurbed Hamptons …

Baltimore Sun Letter: Increase postage to stamp out lossesThe ColumbianToday we can place a 44-cent stamp on our letter, and if it's in the proper weight class, this letter can be mailed on the West Coast and arrive within a few days on the East Coast. What can you buy …

Student Opinion | Tell us what five living Americans you’d like to see honored by being featured on a stamp – and tell us if the new stamps are likely to entice you to send more snail mail. More: continued here

New York Times (blog) USPS Solicits Ideas for Living Figures to Honor on StampsAuctionbytesYou may have noticed that the US Postal Service only honors someone on a postage stamp after at least 5 years following their death. That's changing next year when the Postal Service will begin featuring on stamps …

Boxscore News Stamps, Dinos combine ticket driveCalgary HeraldThe Stamps on Wednesday announced the season ticket drive for next season, which gets underway on Oct. 3. A ticket bought will also include season ducats for the University of Calgary Dinos and the Calgary Colts. "It's a funding agreement which will …Stamps …

Food Stamp Sales Soar At Fort BlissKFOX El PasoEL PASO, Texas — Food stamp sales at Fort Bliss have nearly tripled this year over the sales from three years ago, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. Robert Harris, of northeast El Paso, recently qualified for the program to help feed …

Humbled Stamps back to drawing boardCalgary HeraldBut the sky itself seemed to be collapsing in around the shell-shocked Stamps as Touchdown Atlantic disintegrated into Touchdown Traumatic in a breathtaking hurry out in lobster-land. They returned to work at McMahon Stadium on Wednesday, having, …and more » More: continued here

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Artist Bearden leaves mark on US stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteFour works by the late African-American artist Romare Bearden, who spent part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, are featured in a set of Forever stamps released Wednesday by the US Postal Service. …Postal Service Unveils Romare Bearden StampsDNAinfoAmerican Artist …