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Pasadena Playhouse Set To Host STAMP COLLECTORS DAY: A CELEBRATION …Broadway World, NYPasadena Playhouse will host “Stamp Collectors Day: A Celebration of the Stamp” in honor of their 2009 season theme: Women: The Heart and Soul of Theatre, on Saturday, April 11 from 12 pm to 3 pm The Pasadena Playhouse …

E! Online The Simpsons Get StampedE! OnlineThe Simpsons have already left their stamp on pop culture—now they're doing the same for your mail. The US Postal Service today announced plans to immortalize the first family of Springfield in a series of 44-cent first-class stamps, which will be …Postal Service launching …

Washington Times Tax credit, food-stamp increase take effect todayRichmond Times Dispatch, VABy Staff Reports Millions of Virginia will begin to feel the effects of the federal economic stimulus package today, as tax credits start to show up in paychecks and benefits rise for food-stamp recipients. A tax credit amounting to $400 …

'Simpsons' to be featured on US stampsTimes of the Internet, OhioThe US Postal Service and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising have announced the Simpsons will soon be featured on 44-cent stamps. Family members Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie from the long-running, animated Fox television series … More: continued here

Looking for help for middle-class recession victimsLos Angeles Times, CASayori Baldwin, deputy director of the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, said they are denying about half of those who apply for CalWorks and food stamps, despite the fact that “individuals are in crisis more than what we’ve seen … …

The Morning FeedNew York Times, United StatesOur favorite headline announcing the US Postal Service’s decision to issue stamps based on “The Simpsons” comes from BBC News: “Millions of Americans urged to lick Homer Simpson.” Not only is it a bizarre image, but most American stamps are now … More: continued here

NC Food Stamp Program Gets Boost from Stimulus PackageGo Blue Ridge, NCNorth Carolina’s food stamp program will get an extra $145 million from the federal stimulus plan. The Hickory Daily Record reports that every dollar in food stamps expands a local economy by about $1.84. Experts say for North Carolina, that …

Lawmaker Proposes to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps – 4/01/09 …MPBN News, MEA Scarborough lawmaker is leading an effort to ban the purchase of soda with funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, better known as food stamps. Rep. Peggy Pendleton, a Democrat, says it's a health issue. …

Food stamp benefits increase about $20 per personMiamiHerald.com, FLThe more than 1.8 million Floridians on food stamps are getting an increase in their monthly benefits, thanks to the federal economic stimulus package. Starting Wednesday, the benefits will go up $20 to $24 per person. Florida has seen a 31 percent … …

Don’t have a cow, man! The Simpsons will appear on postage stamps. More: continued here