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Just Ask Us: Why don't Forever stamps come in rolls?Wisconsin State Journal, WIBy MARK PITSCH Q: When the Postal Service came out with Forever stamps I thought it was one of the greatest ideas they ever had. However, every time I go to purchase forever stamps I ask for a roll …

An anonymous reader writes SFist with the following urgent request. Do you or one of your writers know how to apply to get for food stamps? Might make a good post. Funny enough, your editor was juuuust wondering the same thing the other day after purchasing a $4 bottle of …

I'd bet a buck that stamp prices know no limitOrlando Sentinel, FLNaturally, I would be expected to receive the postal announcement with a slight shudder, I having been weaned on 3-cent stamps and penny postcards. For the record, the outlay to mail a first-class letter bumps up to 44 cents on …

Another sign of the crumbling economy, the number of Arizona households receiving federal food stamps is rising quickly. The Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that 26 percent more Arizona residents were on food stamps at the end of last year, compared to the year before. More: continued here

REIDSVILLE, N.C. (AP) – The Rockingham County Farmers Market is the latest in North Carolina to begin accepting electronic benefits transfer cards, traditionally known as food stamps. More: continued here

Idaho, other states looking to expand food stampsForbes, NYAP , 03.09.09, 12:27 PM EDT Idaho is among states looking at waiving or raising minimum asset requirements to qualify for food stamps, to avoid forcing families to unload valuable belongings at pennies on the dollar just to eat. … More: continued here

Associated Press – March 9, 2009 12:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho is among states looking at waiving or raising minimum asset requirements to qualify for food stamps, to avoid forcing… More: continued here

REIDSVILLE, N.C. (AP) – The Rockingham County Farmers Market is the latest in North Carolina to begin accepting electronic benefits transfer cards, traditionally known as food stamps. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that the Rockingham County More: continued here

Feds give Kansas more jobless, food stamp benefitsForbes, NYBy CARL MANNING , 03.09.09, 05:52 PM EDT Unemployed Kansans have started getting an extra $25 in their weekly jobless benefits, and food stamp recipients will see an increase in benefits because of the federal stimulus package, state officials said … More: continued …

Idaho is among states looking at waiving or raising minimum asset requirements to qualify for food stamps, to avoid forcing families to unload valuable belongings at pennies on the dollar just to eat. More: continued here