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Study finds rise in Ill. povertyNorthwest Herald, ILBy JENN WIANT – jwiant@nwherald.com with wire reports The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators – use of food stamps and emergency food …Report predicts more suburbanites will fall …

SPRINGFIELD — Stamp collectors will be forgiven for yelling “Ay Caramba!” when the Springfield Post Office offers a special cancellation to celebrate the release of a series of stamps depicting the characters of “The Simpsons.” … – By JOSH O’GORMAN STAFF WRITER More: continued here

BBC News Rare Penny Black hidden in atticBBC News, UKThe letters were encrusted with bird droppings which may have helped preserve the stamp collection of 400. The stamps, including Penny Reds, were found in the property in north Wales, with many valued at £200 each. Colin Knights, owner of Aqueduct … …

Rare stamps, including a Penny Black valued at up to £6,000, found on letters in a derelict loft are to go under the hammer. More: continued here

Nintendo has owned the portable video-game market – first with the Game Boy, now with the DS and DSi – for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it’s become impossible to ignore the new kid… More: continued here

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Post Office will hold a special stamp cancellation on May 7 to celebrate the release of “The Simpsons” stamps. The postal cancellation will be the latest celebration of the town’s first-place finish in national voting for the locally-produced video which best represented the fictional setting for …

Action Line: Retailers are allowed to mark up price of postage stampsSan Jose Mercury News,  USABy Dennis Rockstroh QI bought postage stamps from an automated teller machine and it charged me nine cents more than face value. A Probably. If you're not getting your stamps from the Postal Service, you …

The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators – use of food stamps and emergency food assistance – appear to support that assertion. More: continued here

A summary of the Heartland Alliance poverty reportChicago Tribune, United StatesMore than 672000 households used food stamps in March, an increase of 14 percent, or 82300 households, since December 2007. COUNTY INDICATORS: The report placed 24 counties on its poverty warning list and 46 on its watch list, based on four …

Business feature: Rubber stamp kit spurs businessPortales News-Tribune, NM“In that box of junk was equipment to make rubber stamps. So we started making rubber stamps.” Then from rubber stamps to putting photos on mugs and plaques. Shortly after came screen printing and embroidering on T-shirts. They also put pictures on … …