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A Sacramento grocery store has been permanently barred from accepting food stamps. More: continued here

With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, and several other rates will also go up. More: continued here

Postal Service prepares new stamps for rate increasesSacramento Bee,  USAAP Thank you for coming to sacbee.com. We welcome your participation in our commenting boards and forums, but we ask that you follow a few simple rules to keep the boards open and the discourse civil. We reserve the right to delete comments that … More:…

Demand for food stamps soar in Mass. More: continued here

Demand for food stamps in State soars More: continued here

With postal rates going up in May, the Post Office is readying new stamps to cover the new prices. The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, and several other rates will also go up. The Forever stamp will continue to cover the price of…

North Dakota artist to illustrate duck stampToledo Blade, OHA rendering of a pair of ruddy ducks by North Dakota artist Jeffery Hoff has captured first place in this year's Ohio wetlands habitat stamp design competition, the Ohio Division of Wildlife said. Hoff's work will appear on the 2010 Ohio duck stamp. … More: continued here

The Free Lance-Star food stamp lines grow CITY SERVING MORE PEOPLEThe Free Lance-Star, VALast month, departments across the state served 8522 more food stamp clients than in December. Throw in hiring freezes at Fredericksburg-area social services offices, and the result is frazzled eligibility workers, cramped waiting rooms and frustrated … More: continued here

Food-stamp demand floods ValleyMail Tribune, ORBy JOHN DARLING Faced with layoffs and foreclosures, the number of food stamps recipients in the Rogue Valley climbed to record levels in January, with Medford showing a 13.5 percent increase compared with a year ago. Ashland climbed 8.7 percent and …Demand for food stamps continues to riseKDRVall 3 news articles…

Food aid sign-ups flooding Mass.Boston Globe, United StatesBy David Abel Over the past year, the number of Massachusetts residents receiving food stamps has surged 20 percent, bringing the total to more than 600000 and taxing the state's ability to serve those in need, welfare officials say. … More: continued here