Nikki Buskey Staff Writer HOUMA – The number of locals applying for food stamps has swelled over the past two years, a phenomenon that officials link to the national economic recession and increased outreach efforts. More: continued here
Read More »Former postal clerk sentenced in theft of $600,000 in stamps (Baltimore Sun)
Federal prosecutors say a former clerk has been sentenced in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Editorial: Food stamps help keep a nation fed (The Sacramento Bee)
Use of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters where poverty has long been a way of life. More: continued here
Read More »Ex-postal clerk sentenced in stamps theft (The Washington DC Examiner)
BALTIMORE — Federal prosecutors say a former clerk has been sentenced in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stamps. Fifty-five-year-old Marvin Foster of Rosedale was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps.com Announces No-Fee Professional Shipper(TM) Software for Volume Parcel Shippers (Marketwire)
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – December 1, 2009) – Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP ), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to approximately 400,000 customers, today announced that it will offer its Professional Shipper software without any monthly fees (regularly priced at $34.99 per month) to all …
Read More »UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News – UPI.com
UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the NewsUPI.com1 (UPI) — A Minnesota woman is suing the federal government after a letter to her son serving in Iraq came back mistakenly stamped"deceased. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps see double-digit increase in Terrebonne, Lafourche (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
HOUMA — The number of locals applying for food stamps has swelled over the past two years, a phenomenon that officials link to the national economic recession and increased outreach efforts. The number of residents getting food stamps is up 13 percent in Terrebonne and 11 percent in Lafourche since …
Read More »China stamps visa on passport – Hindu
China stamps visa on passportHinduNEW DELHI: China issued a visa stamped on the passport to the former Jammu University Vice-Chancellor, Amitabh Mattoo, a domicile of the State, last month. … More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps see double-digit increase locally – Daily Comet
Food stamps see double-digit increase locallyDaily CometHOUMA — The number of locals applying for food stamps has swelled over the past two years, a phenomenon that officials link to the national …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Statistics link welfare changes to decreased use of food stamps (Reporter-Times)
During the past two years, the percentage of people receiving food stamps has skyrocketed in the two area counties where … Please log in to read the rest of this story. More: continued here
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