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Mid Sussex Times Charity boosted by donation of thousands of stampsMid Sussex TimesLast Wednesday, Worthing showroom manager Sally Ballamy presented RNIB representatives Sue and Howard Broderick with the final collection of more than 17,000 stamps. These collected stamps will be sorted by the RNIB and sold in large batches at … More: continued here

LINK Card, aka food stamps, worth twice as much at farmers markets through …ABC7Chicago.comJune 8, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was encouraging Chicago families to shop at farmers markets and take advantage of LINK Up Illinois, a program that doubles the value of food stamp purchases made at farmers markets. More: continued…

Food Stamp Spending and Caseload Are Declining, Report SaysNew York Times (blog)The money spent on food stamps and the number of people who receive them are declining as the economy has improved, according to a report released Wednesday, even as the program remains a source of contention in congressional negotiations to …E. Field: Wrong prioritiesLewiston Sun…

Neighbors Use Food Stamps, but Not CostcoNew York Times, United StatesBut there's one kind of government money Costco won't take: food stamps. That policy effectively cuts off more than 30000 of its immediate neighbors in East Harlem, who receive food stamps. Throughout the city, 1.4 million people got them in April, … More: continued here

Arkansas in final test year of 'electronic federal duck stamp program'Examiner.comIn an effort to make federal duck stamp purchasing more convenient, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is beginning the third and final year of a pilot … More: continued here

The use of food stamps in Greene County increased during the recession, assisting families in stretching their food dollars, contributing to local spending and helping spark a national debate about the future of the federal nutrition program. More: continued here