More details released for first US scratch-and-sniff stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsThe United States Postal Service is about to unveil its first-ever set of scratch-and-sniff postage stamps. The set of 10 Frozen Treats forever stamps will be issued June 20 in a double-sided pane of 20, which the Postal Service describes as …
Read More »It’s Time to Stop Believing These 4 Myths About Food Stamps – Real Simple
Real Simple It's Time to Stop Believing These 4 Myths About Food StampsReal SimpleSNAP is commonly known for its food stamp roots. Benefits, now loaded onto a specialized, debit-style card rather than distributed through actual food stamps, helped more than 42 million Americans (almost 13 percent of the country's total …
Read More »Frozen Treats stamps will feature scratch and sniff: Week’s Most Read – Linn’s Stamp News
Linn’s Stamp News Frozen Treats stamps will feature scratch and sniff: Week's Most ReadLinn’s Stamp NewsBy Molly Goad. It's time to catch up on the week that was in stamp-collecting insights and news. Linn's Stamp News is looking back at its five most-read stories of the week. Click the links …
Read More »Knight: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural areas … – Peoria Journal Star
Peoria Journal Star Knight: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural areas …Peoria Journal StarAnti-hunger advocates are concerned that proposed changes to the nation's food-stamp system could mean people made ineligible for aid will turn to …Knight: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural areasWashington Times-Reporterall 2 news articles » …
Read More »US Postal Service to issue scratch-and-sniff stamps – Huntington Herald Dispatch
US Postal Service to issue scratch-and-sniff stampsHuntington Herald DispatchWASHINGTON (AP) — Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells. The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The … More: …
Read More »Knight: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural areas – Peoria Journal Star
Peoria Journal Star Knight: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural areasPeoria Journal Star“Any additional influx of people in need because of the lack of food stamps will only exacerbate an already difficult job,” said Jeanette Wennemacher of the Peoria Area Food Bank. “We struggle year after year to …
Read More »Knight column: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural … – Canton Daily Ledger
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight column: Proposed changes in food stamps could hurt rural …Canton Daily LedgerAnti-hunger advocates are concerned that proposed changes to the nation's food-stamp system could mean people made ineligible for aid will turn to …Congress takes up cruel and puzzling food-stamp legislation …Pittsburgh Post-GazetteCuts in Farm Bill would affect …
Read More »Tying food stamps to work seems fair, but ensure poor have access to workforce first – The Dominion Post
Tying food stamps to work seems fair, but ensure poor have access to workforce firstThe Dominion PostThe U.S. House of Representatives' leadership bet the farm on H.R. 2 last week. Fortunately, it ended up with a lot of egg, tomatoes and slop on its face for its efforts. The House …
Read More »USPS is releasing popsicle scratch-and-sniff stamps – Curbed – Curbed
Curbed USPS is releasing popsicle scratch-and-sniff stamps – CurbedCurbedJust in time for summer, The United States Postal Service is introducing a set of Forever stamps that are scratch-and-sniff in a popsicle flavor.US Postal Service Upping Its Stamp Game with Scratch-and-SniffNH1 Newsall 2 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Congress takes up cruel and puzzling food-stamp legislation – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Congress takes up cruel and puzzling food-stamp legislationPittsburgh Post-GazetteHowever noble such goals are, the actual consequence of the bill would be a gigantic, expensive new government bureaucracy — one that eats up nearly all the “savings” from kicking people off food stamps, according to Congressional Budget Office …Knight: Proposed …
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