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Like most professionals with good jobs, Sandra Kramer never thought it would happen to her. But when she lost her major client and used savings to pay down a pile of medical bills, she had no choice. More: continued here

The number of calls to the Department of Children and Families to get food stamps has doubled from 2007. More: continued here

BATON ROUGE — Jefferson and six other parishes have been approved for a second month of disaster food stamps following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the Louisiana Department of Social Services announced Wednesday. More: continued here

A polar bear lumbers across Alaska, fish flutter through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. In rural China, the earth cracks where a pond once flowed. Starting today, these images by Oregon photojournalist Gary Braasch go worldwide on United Nations commemorative stamps…. More: continued here

If stocks have you frustrated, invest in stampsFinancial Post, Canada –4 minutes agoPhilately — the schoolboy hobby of collecting rare stamps — has become a legitimate alternative investing tool in recent years, offering more than decent … More: continued here

Oregonian's photos on UN stampsThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, OR –4 minutes agoStarting today, these images by Oregon photojournalist Gary Braasch go worldwide on United Nations commemorative stamps. As part of its "Year of Planet … More: continued here

Stamps can't afford to stub toes on TicatsCalgary Herald,  Canada –2 minutes agoLose, and the Stamps could allow a passel of uninvited guests to the first-place party for a chaotic final weekend. Potentially having to beat the surging … More: continued here

DCF Flooded With Calls For Food StampsCentral Florida News 13|, FL –4 minutes agoThe latest numbers from the Department of Children and Families, which is the governmental agency that handles food stamps, reported their call center got … More: continued here

Records numbers in Florida now receiving Food stampsSun-Sentinel.com, FL –3 minutes agoWith unemployment on the rise, and economic problems deepening, a record number of Floridians now receive food stamps. And the rolls are growing by the … More: continued here

Disaster food stamps extended one month2TheAdvocate, LA –1 hour agoDisaster food stamps were made available to families in need of food after both hurricanes Gustav and Ike in early September. Federal policy normally does …Second month of food stamp relief approved for Jefferson ParishThe Times-Picayune – NOLA.comUSDA approves extra month of Disaster …