Recession spurs growth in need for food stampsScripps News, DC –1 hour agoMendez said she has applied for food stamps and is waiting for a response. Mendez, as well as other advocates for the poor, hope that the economic stimulus …Chowing down on Ari Armstrong's low-carb food-stamp dietWestword2/11: Eating healthy on food …
Read More »More Whatcom County residents request food stamps (The Bellingham Herald)
More Whatcom County residents are on food stamps than the same time last year – a nearly 25 percent increase that is being attributed to the recent expansion in the eligibility requirements as well as the ailing economy. More: continued here
Read More »Threats send California octuplets mum into hiding – Reuters
Threats send California octuplets mum into hidingReuters –35 minutes agoBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California's octuplets mum, already jobless and receiving food stamps, has gone into hiding with her six older … More: continued here
Read More »Cost of stamps going up – WFIE-TV
Cost of stamps going upWFIE-TV, IN –4 minutes agoTuesday, the US postal service announced the price of a first class stamp is going up two cents starting May 11th. That will raise the cost of a stamp to 44 … More: continued here
Read More »CNN – Get ‘Forever Stamps’ Now, Postage Is Going Up (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Sending A Letter Will Soon Be A Little More Expensive, The U.S. Postal Service Announced Tuesday. The Price For A First-Class Mail Stamp Will Increase 2 Cents To 44 Cents, Starting May 11. But Until The New Prices Go Into Effect, Customers Can Buy “Forever Stamps” At The Current 42-cent …
Read More »Cost of stamps going up (14 WFIE Evansville)
Stamps to go up two cents beginning in May. More: continued here
Read More »Consumer Minute: Stamps, coins and coffee – Turn to 10.com
Turn to 10.com Consumer Minute: Stamps, coins and coffeeTurn to 10.com, RI –5 hours agoSoon, it’s going to cost you more to mail a letter. The postal service is raising the cost of first-class postage to 44 cents, beginning May 11. … More: continued here
Read More »Memorial Stamps Published in Celebration of February 16 (Korean Central News Agency)
Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) — Memorial stamps (four individual stamps) have been published in the DPRK on the threshold of auspicious February 16, the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il. More: continued here
Read More »Plan on 2 more cents to buy stamps (The Charlotte Observer)
(By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press) The post office will get an extra 2 cents’ worth when you mail a letter starting in May. The Postal Service announced Tuesday that the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 44 cents on May 11. That gives plenty of time to …
Read More »Letters will carry a little extra in May as stamps hit 44 cents (The Toledo Blade)
WASHINGTON – The post office will get an extra 2 cents’ worth on letters mailed starting in May. The U.S. Postal Service announced yesterday that the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 44 cents on May 11. That gives plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, …
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