Washington Post Does the government 'speak' through its postage stamps?Washington PostThe USPS contracts with several private vendors, who are authorized to create customized postage stamps. So you can create valid USPS stamps that look like this (and, just for the record — and for the editors at washingtonpost.com — these …
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Huffington Post Obama Administration Hits Maine Governor Paul LePage On Food StampsHuffington PostUnder the Republican governor, food stamp enrollment has dropped sharply among adults who don't have jobs or children, and Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, thinks LePage has simply kicked people off benefits without trying to …
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New Star Trek Postage StampsTrek TodayThe island country of Tuvalu, located in the South Pacific, has released two Star Trek-themed postage stamps. The stamps feature the women of Star Trek. The first stamp is a sheet of six stamps in the Women of Star Trek series. Included on this stamp… …
Read More »Food Stamp Use At All Time High Despite Eight Year Low Unemployment Rate – Breitbart News
Breitbart News Food Stamp Use At All Time High Despite Eight Year Low Unemployment RateBreitbart NewsDespite the nation's lowest unemployment rate in eight years, the number of Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as food stamps– is at an all time high. The official 4.9 percent …
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Motley Fool Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) Insider Jp Leon Sells 4000 SharesThe Vista VoiceStamps.com logo Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) insider Jp Leon sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.33, for a total value …
Read More »USDA chooses state for job-training plan tied to food stamps – Arkansas Online
USDA chooses state for job-training plan tied to food stampsArkansas OnlineThe 30,000 Arkansans who could lose food stamps this year will have more options to receive training and find jobs through a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday. The SNAP to …and more » …
Read More »House reluctantly passes bill to limit access to food stamps – Washington Times
House reluctantly passes bill to limit access to food stampsWashington TimesPHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona House Republican promised to remove provisions that would cut off as many as 120,000 people from the state's food stamp program in order to get his measure's fraud protections passed. The Arizona House reluctantly approved …and …
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Plattsburgh Press Republican Green uniforms, green with envy and Green StampsPlattsburgh Press RepublicanAnd "Green Stamps?" Yes, we had stamps that didn't go on an envelope, but were collected and traded in for household items. We received them as a gratuity for shopping at certain stores. My mother and I saved …
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SILive.com Price of stamps set to drop in April, worrying USPSMinnesota Public Radio NewsIf the price of stamps goes down as scheduled in April, it could cost the already hemorrhaging post office $2 billion per year, according to a statement released by USPS. The planned cost reduction from 49 cents …
Read More »House reluctantly passes bill to limit access to food stamps – Arizona Daily Sun
House reluctantly passes bill to limit access to food stampsArizona Daily SunPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has reluctantly passed a measure that could cut off as many as 120,000 people from the state's food stamp program after the Republican sponsor promised to amend the measure in the Senate. Rep. …
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