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Piedmont Farmers' Markets Accepting Food StampsMy Fox 8One Winston-Salem farmer's market is wanting to make fresh, local food available for people with lower incomes. The Cobblestone Farmers Market opened for the season on Tuesday and will be open every Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm through November. … More: …

LiveScience.com Statue of Liberty Stamp: Is Vegas the New New York?WalletPopAll told, it's not surprising that the US Postal Service subbed in a younger, more attractive model for its latest stamp. The Lady Liberty featured on the new USPS "Forever" stamps hails not from New York, but from New York, …

LiveScience.com A History of First-Class Stamp Blunders and HikesLiveScience.comOn April 14, the USPS acknowledged that the new 2011 "Forever" stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty doesn't show the Lady Liberty that resides in New York Harbor, but rather the smaller replica that greets gamblers at the New York-New York Hotel …

NOLA.com 16 arrested for defrauding food stamp program on north shoreNOLA.comThe 12 families improperly received a total of $200000 in benefits, including money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – more commonly known as food stamps – as well as other federal programs designed to provide aid to children …

The Guardian Will the real miss liberty please stand up?Boise State University The Arbiter OnlineAn observant stamp collector noticed the difference. But the stamps, which have been circulating since December, will not be recalled or changed. “We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway,” said …

Two accused of forging foreign and labour ministry stampsKhaleej TimesFUJAIRAH – The Fujairah Criminal Court of First Instance on Tuesday postponed the hearing of a case to April 26, in which two Asian men are accused of forging the official stamps of foreign ministry, labour ministry and the consulate of …

WLS Ill. lawmakers join other states in putting food stamps in the cost-cutting …WQADBy AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some Illinois legislators want to study how much it would cost to put photo identification on food stamp cards. Advocates say photo IDs would prevent people from selling LINK cards for …

Fresno Bee Republican budget includes overhaul of food stampsBusinessWeekThe recent deal to trim federal spending in the current budget included a $500 million cut to the Women, Infants and Children Program, and much bigger changes to the food stamp program are included in a proposed $6.2 trillion budget-cutting plan …Republican …

Canadian Governor General David Johnston unveiled two commemorative stamps on Friday at Rideau Hall in Ottawa to mark the upcoming wedding of British Prince William and Catherine Middleton. More: continued here

Cost-cutting Illinois lawmakers target food stampsBusinessWeekCost-cutting legislators want Illinois to join a national push to fight fraud by adding identification photos to Illinois food-stamp cards, an idea that opponents say amplifies a negative stigma about food stamps and targets the poor …and more » More: continued here