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Food stamp use in Minnesota continues to riseMinnesota Public RadioThe United States Department of Agriculture released numbers this week that show about one in seven Americans uses food stamps. Altogether, about 44.2 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. …One in seven Americans receiving federal food assistanceWorld …

Erbe: Food stamps and sodaDaily News TranscriptHe wants to ban people on food stamps (aka the federal SNAP program) from using them to buy sugar-sweetened beverages in New York City. The mayor's goal is clear: government-funded programs should not underwrite people's self-destructive eating habits. …and more » More: continued here

MiamiHerald.com New Purple Heart stamp unveiled in San DiegoSan Diego Union TribuneRonald Stroman (left), the deputy postmaster general, and Clayton Jones, commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart unveil the new Purple Heart stamp Thursday. / Photo by Earnie Grafton, UT Carroll Sweet didn't exactly get a …Purple …

Purple Heart postage stamp honors nation's heroesNews 8 KFMBSAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – The post office is unveiling a Purple Heart stamp design to honor our nation's heroes killed or injured in the line of duty. The ceremony took place Thursday aboard the USS Midway. …Military Order of the Purple …

STAMPS that smell like the Outback are going on sale in Australia. The 60 cent (40p) stamps are coated in eucalyp-tus oil to smell of gum trees. More: continued here

Kansas City Star Boerum Hill Artist's Stamp Honors Pioneer AstronautBrooklyn Daily EagleTo mark the historic occasion, a world-famous fantasy and space artist from Brooklyn, Donato Giancola, has now created a Forever stamp saluting the American hero. “It is an honor and a thrill to have created these stamps celebrating space …

Sentencing in food stamp fraud caseKSDKSt. Louis, MO (KSDK) – A 49-year-old Florissant man and a 32-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma were sentenced Thursday to unauthorized redemptions of EBT food stamps, totaling in excess of $400000, US Attorney Richard Callahan said. According to court documents …and more » More: continued here

New stamps honor America's early space exploration; Another possible delay for …FOX11AZ.comA couple of new stamps offered by the postal service are out of this world. Wednesday the Tucson postal museum honored 50 years of space flight by unveiling the new stamps with astronaut Alan Shephard on one and the …

Military Order of the Purple Heart Salutes the United States Postal Service on …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)“with the issuance of this stamp, the Postal Service, along with the rest of our nation, can pay tribute to those whose sacrifices have given all of us, a country that is …

CBC.ca Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Ginette Reno, Bruce Cockburn, Robbie Robertson get …Montreal GazetteCanada Post announced on Thursday that the music icon would be featured in the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series. Other stamps in the third instalment of the popular series feature Kate and Anna McGarrigle (together), Robbie Robertson, …