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A long, long, long wait for stampsSun newspapers, FL –11 minutes agoLast Monday morning, I needed to purchase some postage stamps, so I went down to our local post office. What a heart-warming surprise I found within it's … More: continued here

Oregon to hire 60 to hand out more food stampsKMTR NewsSource 16, OR –5 minutes agoTed Kulongoski's request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. The state's Department of Human Services says the new … More: continued here

Philatelic cache holds mementos from Pearl HarborUnion Democrat, CA –5 hours agoThere are stamps from the Philippines, Malaya, and other island strongholds which fell to the Japanese in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the United … More: continued here

Food Stamp Cases Increase in Larimer CountyFort Collins Now, CO –4 minutes agoBy Jennae Mendoza Since October 2007, as the economy has declined, every county in Colorado has seen a spike in the number of food stamp recipients. … More: continued here

Demand for Food Stamps IncreasingWQOW TV News 18, Eau Claire –3 minutes agoEau Claire (WQOW) – Rising costs and the slumping economy lead to a surge in food stamp applications. The number of families enrolled in the state's food … More: continued here

A year-to-year rise in the number of people receiving food stamps in Arizona underscores the effects of the economic downturn, but government officials warn that the statistic isn’t all bad news. More: continued here

Ore. to hire 60 to hand out more food stampsHillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com, OR –2 minutes agoTed Kulongoski's request to hire 60 workers to help the state meet a growing demand for food stamps. The state's Department of Human Services says the new … More: continued here

The Stamps’ Store is celebrating the Stampeders historic 2008 season with a massive sale on Saturday, Dec. 6 from nine a.m. to six p.m. There will be in-store specials and all of the Grey Cup champions merchandise seen following the game will be available. More: continued here

One in Ten Americans Now Uses Food Stamps as Unemployment …MarketWatch –5 hours agoFigures released earlier this week by the US Department of Agriculture show that food stamp beneficiaries increased by 17 percent. The food stamp program is … More: continued here

(PhysOrg.com) — Watermarks have been used for centuries to prove the authenticity of bank notes, postage stamps and documents. Now European researchers are considering them as a new tool in the fight against digital piracy and to authenticate and verify the integrity of digital media. More: continued here