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About 1 in 7 Americans Receive Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Growth in the food stamp program appeared to reach a plateau in February — with 14.3% of the population relying on the safety net program. The number of food stamp recipients was essentially flat in February, the most recent month …

Armenian Weekly Wilmington Students Lobby for Armenian Genocide StampArmenian WeeklyIf the United State postal authorities ever get to mint a postage stamp commemorating the Armenian Genocide centennial in 2015, much of the credit could very well go to a small class of world history students at Wilmington High. …and more » …

New York City Mayor Bloomberg Seeks To Ban Food Stamps For Sweetened BeveragesVendingMarketWatchNew York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to reduce obesity and diabetes by banning the use of food stamps to buy "sugar-sweetened beverages" in New York City, according to The New York Times. Editor's Insight: This proposal is …

America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepard, is honored on a new Forever postage stamp being issued Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center. More: continued here

LA Artist Fashions New Neon StampNBC Los AngelesAnd now we have one more neon feather — or, erm, neon tube — in our collective civic cap: Michael Flechtner, a local neon artist, has created the newest Forever stamp. Yep, it is neon — the name is Neon Celebrate! — or …

Two new commemorative U.S. postage stamps will honor 50 years of manned space flight during a special ceremony Wednesday morning. More: continued here

Stop food stamp abusesNorth Fort Myers NeighborBeing politicians, they never even looked at the biggest money gusher of all — the Holy Grail, otherwise known as food stamps. This is the most highly abused, mismanaged and broken program in state and federal government. … More: continued here

Space stamps honor 50 years of space flightKOLD-TVAP National/International News AP Entertainment News Video By David Gonzalez, reporter/photographer – bio | email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – Two new commemorative US postage stamps will be unveiled honoring 50 years of manned space flights during a special …and more » More: continued here

Stop food stamp abusesPine Island EagleBeing politicians, they never even looked at the biggest money gusher of all — the Holy Grail, otherwise known as food stamps. This is the most highly abused, mismanaged and broken program in state and federal government. … More: continued here

Quinsippi Stamp Club to meet Wednesday, May 4Hannibal.netBy Anonymous The Quinsippi Stamp Club will meet at 7 pm today, May 4, at the Good Samaritan Home, 2130 Harrison in Quincy, Ill. A member of the club will present a program titled “Stamps and Envelopes from First Day Issues. … More: …