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BILLINGS – A record number of Montana households are relying on food stamps. More than 1 in 11 Montanans now use food stamps to help cover their grocery bills. At the start of April, they received a record $10.6 million in food stamp benefits. It was the first time food …

BILLINGS (AP) A record number of Montana households are relying on food stamps. More: continued here

Providence Journal More RI residents receiving food stampsProvidence Eyewitness News, RIPROVIDENCE, RI (AP) – The number of people receiving food stamps in Rhode Island is on the rise. Driven by the state's high unemployment rate, the Department of Human Services estimates that the number of people enrolled in the food stamp …

Stamp show highlights educational hobby to stick withMirror, MIBy Julie Brown • O&E STAFF WRITER • April 19, 2009 A little bit of history will come to town soon in the form of the Plymouth stamp show. “You get somebody who's got a real interest in history,” club member Ed Dubin …

Letter: Stamp pricesTopeka Capital Journal, KSOn May 11, the price of a first-class stamp will increase to 44 cents from the current 42 cents. The US Postal Service needs the extra money. Every time the gasoline price goes up a penny a gallon, the post office is out another $8 million. …

REVIEW: Inherited stamp collection leads to high dramaNorth County Times, CAEnter a pair of crooks, their shady expert accomplice —- and Jackie, with her recently inherited stamp collection. As their sinister, sometimes violent con game unfolds, you may find yourself asking, "Who would have thought stamp collecting could be … More: …

SOS: Why did food stamp benefits decline?Wisconsin State Journal, WI31, was recently informed that his monthly benefit through Wisconsin's version of the food stamps program — called FoodShare — would drop to $16. This was seven days after he was told his benefit of $176 was increasing to $200. … More: …

BJ's Wholesale club taking food stampsLaconia Citizen, NHBy BEA LEWIS With a record number of American households stretching dollars to meet their basic food needs, BJ's Wholesale Club has announced it has expanded its payment options to include government-issued food stamp benefits via Electronic Benefit … More: continued here

MT food stamp numbers jumpMontana’s News Station, MTNewly released numbers show that a record number of Montana households are now relying on food stamps. Over one in 11 Montanans now use food stamps to help cover their grocery bills as the nation's economic struggles continue. At the start of April, …Record …

Wholesale club taking food stampsLaconia Citizen, NHBy BEA LEWIS With a record number of American households stretching dollars to meet their basic food needs, BJ's Wholesale Club has announced it has expanded its payment options to include government-issued food stamp benefits via Electronic Benefit … More: continued here