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Oklahomans on federal assistance flock to Wal-Mart, newspaper findsLos Angeles TimesEveryone knows that as the economy has continued to struggle the number of people applying for food stamps has grown. But where are people spending these federally provided dollars? The Tulsa World in Oklahoma had an interesting analysis of such …

Boston Globe Weston stamp museum celebrates royal weddingBoston GlobeThe main gallery, which contains the Royal Wedding exhibit at the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History in Weston. By Sarah Thomas, Town Correspondent The April 29 wedding of Prince William and his fiancee, Kate Middleton, will grace magazine …Collectors to …

OregonLive.com (blog) New Republic: Ending The Food Stamp As We Know itNPRA clerk at the Illinois Department of Human Services demonstrates the activation of an Illinois Link card, an electronic debit-like card used in place of the traditional food stamp. A clerk at the Illinois Department of Human Services …Food …

Pittsfield to unveil special stamps for 250th on TuesdayBerkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield 250 Committee will be offering special commemoration stamp covers to the public this Tuesday. Tuesday, April 26, 2011, is the 250th anniversary date of the naming and incorporation of Pittsfield and Berkshire County in 1761 …and more » …

Wilford Case tries to be conservative with his monthly $90 in food stamps. More: continued here

OregonLive.com (blog) Food stamps a patch, not a panaceaTulsa WorldBeginning in March 2008, the number of Oklahomans receiving food stamps, called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), climbed for 33 consecutive months and repeatedly set records. In January, the streak ended with 614267 residents using the …Analysis: Much of food stamp …

Pace of JPS superintendent's hearing a concernJackson Clarion LedgerDelmer Stamps, a former board president and one of the board members who voted to hire Edwards in 2008, testified he agrees with the decision not to renew the superintendent's contract. Asked about a report from 2003 that showed academic shortcomings …Hearings …

Hearings to decide Dr. Edwards' future with JPS continueWLBT-TVTaking the stand Friday were former JPS Board Members, Jonathan Larkin, Ann Jones and Delmer Stamps. Stamps was Board President in 2008 when he voted to hire Dr. Edwards. Jones left the witness stand saying, "This is a deterrent to teaching and …

Collectors to buy royal wedding stampsXinhuaBEIJING, April 25 (Xinhuanet) — Commemorative stamps have gone on sale in London, just ahead of Britain's royal wedding. The stamps feature two official engagement portraits of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The stamps are available in a …and more » More: continued here

For many U.S. citizens, “mail” does not necessarily mean placing something in an envelope, affixing a stamp and dropping it in a mailbox. Partly as a result of the economic downturn, mail volume and revenue has dropped dramatically. More: continued here