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Stamps& Coins: Hawaii statehood observance kept low-keySacramento BeeThat sport, along with two natives riding the waves in an outrigger canoe, is appropriately showcased on the new stamp just issued (without fanfare) … More: continued here

Food stamps hit record in AlabamaGadsden TimesMONTGOMERY — As Labor Day approaches, fewer Alabamians have jobs but a record number were on food stamps last month, more than at any time … More: continued here

MLive.com Broncos volleyball stamps out 'seed of doubt' with win over Wake …MLive.comJonathon Gruenke / Kalamazoo GazetteWestern Michigan's Jessica Brown spikes the ball through the arms of Wake Forest's …and more » More: continued here

More Vermonters Turn to Food StampsWCAXMore Vermonters are signing up for food stamps or the 3 Squares program– another indication we are still in a recession. More than 35 million Americans are … More: continued here

Arizona food-stamp rolls swell by 28000 peopleBizjournals.comThe number of Arizonans on federal food stamps has grown by 220000 people since last year, and more than 13 percent of the state's population is on food …and more » More: continued here

Through the Looking Glass: Eid Stamp Continues to Provoke …American MuslimOnce again in 2005 – 4 years after the release of the Eid stamp by the US Postal Service, we have ignorant people questioning why we should …CAIR Sends Quran to TN Mayor Who Circulated Anti-Islam E-MailReutersClarksville mayor sends email …

The number of working US citizens turning to free government food stamps has surged as their hours and wages erode, in a stark sign that the recession is inflicting pain on the employed as well as the newly jobless. More: continued here

Bills too high, so no more duck stampsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comThe state Division of Fish and Wildlife has discontinued the sale of paper waterfowl stamps (duck stamps) and collectible … More: continued here

Painter from Westport wins waterfowl stamp contestEnterprise NewsThe winning paintings for each year are reproduced on the Massachusetts Waterfowl Stamp. Sexton was born and raised in Milwaukee and moved to the West Coast …and more » More: continued here

WASHINGTON – More Americans than ever before received food stamps in June, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday, with more than 35 million Americans receiving assistance. The numbers are 22 percent higher than in June 2008. The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose by more than 700,000 people …