Linn’s Stamp News Previewing Cherrystone's next auction of US and worldwide stamps and coversLinn’s Stamp NewsThe two-day auction in four sessions includes stamps, proofs, and postal history of the United States, along with material from Europe, South America, and Asia, as single stamps, blocks and sets, postal history, large lots, …
Read More »Food Stamps in Virginia: A Look at the Numbers – WVTF
WVTF Food Stamps in Virginia: A Look at the NumbersWVTFWhen the recession hit, a record number of people in Virginia turned to food stamps. That number has gone down a bit, but even today about one in ten Virginians participate in the federally funded program. Michael Pope has this look …
Read More »Virginia to repay $7.1 million after fudging food stamp errors – Richmond.com
Richmond.com Virginia to repay $7.1 million after fudging food stamp errorsRichmond.comVirginia has agreed to repay the federal government $7.1 million for manipulating error rates in determining eligibility for food stamps under the SNAP program. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the settlement Monday of an investigation into …and more » More: continued …
Read More »NH Republicans aim to reduce number of Granite Staters on food stamps – WMUR Manchester
WMUR Manchester NH Republicans aim to reduce number of Granite Staters on food stampsWMUR ManchesterRepublicans in Concord are trying to reduce the number of Granite Staters getting food stamp benefits, but the plan is meeting with strong opposition. Advertisement. Over the course of nine months at the height of the …
Read More »Irvine woman sues Albertsons after clerk wrongly assumes she’s on food stamps – OCRegister
OCRegister Irvine woman sues Albertsons after clerk wrongly assumes she's on food stampsOCRegisterThe clerk repeated her question and asked if she wanted to use food stamps. “I felt completely demoralized,” said Harris, an Orange County native who grew up in Huntington Beach, works as a fashion brand consultant, and has …
Read More »UNESCO Fights Back As ISIS Tries to Stamps Out Culture – Foreign Policy (blog)
Foreign Policy (blog) UNESCO Fights Back As ISIS Tries to Stamps Out CultureForeign Policy (blog)By Robbie GramerRobbie Gramer is a staff writer at Foreign Policy. He writes for The Cable, FP's real-time take on all things, well, foreign policy. Before he joined FP in 2016, he used to think in …
Read More »Liechtenstein honors trades and crafts on new stamps – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News Liechtenstein honors trades and crafts on new stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsLiechtenstein introduced a new series of stamps March 6 featuring trades and crafts. One of the stamps in the set, the 2-franc denomination, is part of the 2017 Sepac series that also has a trades and crafts theme …
Read More »Expansion makes UO’s Stamps Scholarship twice as nice – AroundtheO
Expansion makes UO's Stamps Scholarship twice as niceAroundtheOThe Stamps Scholarship is a pretty big deal — so big that the UO only offers it to five high school seniors from Oregon each year. But thanks to the generosity of the Atlanta-based Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, the university will double down …
Read More »Bill would link food stamps with child support – WSAU
WSAU Bill would link food stamps with child supportWSAUMADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) – Legislation that would prevent those who fall behind on child support payment or refuse to acknowledge the paternity of a child from qualifying for the state's FoodShare program drew a wide range of criticism …Proposal Would Require …
Read More »Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict’s birthday, Fatima apparitions – Catholic News Service
Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict's birthday, Fatima apparitionsCatholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years. The …
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