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WTHI Welfare gripes persistEvansville Courier & Press, IN –16 hours agoIt was supposed to allow Hoosiers in need to sign up by phone or online for Medicaid, food stamps or welfare benefits, but lawmakers field frequent …Lawmakers seek changes to welfare overhaulThe Republic.com (subscription)GOP lawmakers considering reining in FSSA changesFox 28all 4 …

State briefs: Dec. 31, 2008Charleston Gazette,  USA –11 hours agoThe first black attorney licensed in West Virginia is among a dozen civil rights pioneers being honored on a set of US stamps. … More: continued here

Press-Register – al.com Postal Service to issue Sabine Pass lighthouse stamp in 2009Beaumont Enterprise, tx –56 minutes agoThe landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses commemorated on postage stamps in the coming …Sand Island lighthouse to be part of new series of …

Number of food stamp recipients skyrockets 46 percentKeysNet, Florida –3 hours agoHe's among those who have applied for food stamps just to get by. "I'm a homeless vet. I'm applying for food stamp assistance and looking for work," Jeff … More: continued here

Christmas card delay compensation was 6 stampsHalifax Evening Courier, UK –4 hours ago… the money again and wait 13 weeks before submitting a claim was out of the question, and the compensation I have been offered is six first class stamps. … More: continued here

Hope, Wright and Cooper to Be Honored with Commemorative StampsPlaybill.com, NY –2 minutes agoBy Andrew Gans The US Postal Service has announced the many commemorative stamps that will make their debut in 2009. Among the new stamps are those honoring … More: continued here

Food stamp use jumps in 2008Taylor Daily Press, TX –6 hours agoIn Williamson County, the amount of people using food stamps has risen 30 percent since August. Currently 24870 people are on food stamps of which 13853 … More: continued here

New Stamps to Honor Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Early TVMSNBC –3 hours agoLOS ANGELES — The US Postal Service announced it will issue stamps in 2009 depicting Bob Hope, Gary Cooper and prominent 1950s television figures. … More: continued here

Postal Service unveils '09 stampsThe Spokesman Review, WA –6 minutes agoWe've moved. Please read the story from our redesigned website, spokesman.com. Because of changes to the way information is stored, you browse to the story … More: continued here

Lynchburg News and Advance Classic TV Stamps to Debut in ’09TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY –2 hours agoWhile most of these stamps are priced at 42 cents (the current first-class rate), a rate increase is scheduled for May. The Postal Service also plans to …Postal Service lifts curtain on next year's stampsThe Associated Press2009 stamps …