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Lexington post offices rush to stock 2-cent stampsKentucky.com, KYBy Scott Sloan – ssloan@herald-leader.com Some of Lexington's post offices found their employees busily transporting stamps rather than just mail after the new postal rates went into effect Monday. The cost of postage for a letter weighing up to one … More: continued …

The 'Tramp Stamp' StoryPW-Philadelphia Weekly, PAThe so-called tramp stamp is considered alternately sexy or vulgar, depending on who's looking at it. Sometimes it's seen as scandalous: Dancing With the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft's back tattoo was covered with tacky, sequined stickers on the … More: continued here

Food stamp use increasing in Northwest ColoradoCraig Daily Press, COBy Collin Smith Food stamp allocations may not provide a clear picture of the economy, but they are a piece of the puzzle, said Marie Peer, Moffat County Social Services director. According to a set of reports from the Colorado Benefits Management …

Neighbors Use Food Stamps, but Not CostcoNew York Times, United StatesBut there's one kind of government money Costco won't take: food stamps. That policy effectively cuts off more than 30000 of its immediate neighbors in East Harlem, who receive food stamps. Throughout the city, 1.4 million people got them in April, …

Macomb mailman arraigned in postage stamp theftDetroit Free Press, United StatesBY BEN SCHMITT • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • May 12, 2009 A Macomb County postal worker charged with stealing more than $19000 in stamps and selling them for discount online to help with his mortgage woes was arraigned in federal …

CBC.ca Stampeders' Lewis happy with contract extensionNational Post, CanadaInstead, suggested the tough-as-nails Texan, who's tuning up for a sixth Canadian Football League season with the Stamps, it will be up to the team to tell him when the contract is up. "You know what? This contract expires when they tell me …

Suffolk pledges to get Medicaid, food stamps out fasterNewsday, NYBY MICHAEL AMON | michael.amon@newsday.com For the roughly 60000 Suffolk residents who apply annually for Medicaid and food stamps – a number expected to grow during the recession – government help may arrive faster this year. … More: continued here

Culpeper Star Exponent Price of Stamps to Rise on MondayWiredPRNews.com (press release), TXAs reported by the Associated Press (AP), the cost of postal stamps will go up 2 cents, from 42 to 44 cents. As noted by the AP, the increase will mark the third consecutive year that these rates have …

Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage. More: continued here

Gina Vincent of Carlisle purchased stamps from Postmaster Chris Hans Monday afternoon at the Boiling Springs Post Office. The new 44-cent stamps went on sale Monday. More: continued here