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MyFox Tampa Bay More Floridians get food stampsPensacola News Journal, FLTALLAHASSEE — Floridians are applying for food stamps at record-breaking rates, and the Department of Children and Families needs more money for more workers to keep up with the pace. "These are people who have never been on benefits before," DCF …

Arlington show to feature rare upside-down airplane stampFort Worth Star Telegram, TXThis is the "Inverted Jenny," a rare stamp showing a biplane flying upside down. Originally sold for 24 cents, one of these 1-inch-by-3/4-inch stamps can now fetch nearly $1 million. There are only 100 in the world, and the one …

MyFox Tampa Bay More Floridians get food stampsPensacola News Journal, FLTALLAHASSEE — Floridians are applying for food stamps at record-breaking rates, and the Department of Children and Families needs more money for more workers to keep up with the pace. "These are people who have never been on benefits before," DCF …

By DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Rachel Conley is trying to get back on food stamps. She hasn’t needed the government aid since 2006, but after getting laid off from a food plant in January, the 50-year-old grandmother was forced to apply to the Food Stamp Program (recently renamed Supplemental …

Putting a stamp on shirts: hobby turns lucrative for T-shirt designerMelrose Free Press, MAMuch of that interaction comes from her wedding business, where Gobiel creates custom wedding stamps, “save the date” cards and “thank you” cards, in addition wedding-related t-shirts. She works with each couple personally when coming up with a …

In the last year, Florida has added more than 408,835 new recipients to the food stamp rolls, a 29 percent increase. More: continued here

Demand for Food Stamps ClimbsWMBB-TV, FLAP Florida’s crumbling economy is sending many more people to the line for food stamps. The state’s food stamp program has grown by more than 400000 people in the last year. That’sa 30 percent increase in just 12 months. Food banks are also serving …Florida food …

Gun Permits and Food Stamp Requests Skyrocket in FloridaWJHG-TV, FLThe rush to legally carry a weapon comes as food stamp and unemployment numbers skyrocket. These 18 gallon tubs full of paper represent just a few of the 95-thousand weapon permit applications the state is struggling to process. … More: continued here

In an economic climate that many are comparing to the Great Depression, the state of Vermont is revamping its food stamp program – a program that found its start in that first major period of financial distress. Renamed 3SquaresVT, the new program is designed to reach out to more Vermonters …

Florida’s Department of Children and Families joined non-profit organizations to ask Florida’s Legislature for more money to help with the increasing number of food stamp applications. More: continued here