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Edmonton Sun, Canada – Fred Stamps is having the break-out year he needs (592 receiving yards for a 15.5-yard average per catch). And the Esks are on pace for three receivers … |
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KENT PORTER / The Press DemocratSanta Rosa Press DemocratSteele, 57, says she applied for food stamps this year and has had to stay in shelters after she fell on hard times and suffered health problems. …and more » More: continued here
Modesto Bee One thing the heat's good for? Changing the image on cool new postage stampsModesto BeeJed Tyler, a postal supervisor in Modesto, said when he first tested the stamps– they transform from a solar eclipse image to one of the moon – his fingers were cold. But given the heat wave the area is…
Mississippi Leads US In Reliance On Food StampsWBUR(Mario Tama / Getty Images) The number of Americans who use food stamps is now close to 46 million, or 15 percent of the population. The government program that provides food stamps is formally known as SNAP, for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …and more » More: continued here
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Farm bill that sacrifices food stamps…Kennebec JournalToo many Americans are still out of work to justify cuts to the food stamp program. Democrats and Republicans banded together in the Senate to defeat an …Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent EditorialsVictoria Advocateall 15 news articles » More: continued here
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal Tuesday released postage stamps to commemorate 150 years of the Eden Gardens, considered the home of cricket in this part of the world, as legends of the game nostalgically recalled their fond memories of the iconic ground. More: continued here
Sky & Telescope Solar System Featured in New US StampsSky & TelescopeBack in 1991, two years after Voyager 2 flew past Neptune, the USPS issued a set of nine stamps, one for each planet and a NASA spacecraft that had explored it. No one had yet seen Pluto up close — the New Horizons mission…