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Record Number of Ph.D's Collecting Food StampsNewsMax.comBy Henry J. Reske The number of people with master's degrees and Ph.D.'s collecting food stamps and other government assistance has more than doubled between 2007 and 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Over 300000 of the 22 million people …and more » More: continued here

USPS News: US Postage Stamps for 2015 to Feature Steve Jobs, Johnny CarsonInvestorplace.comThe Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) selects candidates who will appear on U.S. postage stamps, sorting through thousands of suggestions from the public. The committee has approved a number of U.S. postage stamps … More: continued here

To collector, stamps capture slices of historyYourWestValley.com“You look at a stamp and each stamp is history,” said O'Neill, president of the Sun City Stamp Club. “When you look through the books, you can just go through history.” The club hosted a stamp appraisal event Saturday at Marinette Recreation Center. More: continued here

Smaller Texas cities rely heavily on food stampsBizjournals.comForty-three markets have food-stamp rates that are higher than 20%. The national average is 9.3%, with 10.6 million households relying on food stamps or SNAP assistance. Texas currently leads the nation in employment growth. Its two biggest markets, … More: continued here

There hasn’t been a Calgary Stampeder with No. 22 on his back for more than two decades. So it was a surreal moment for the kid who was selected to wear those digits Thursday morning at McMahon Stadium as the Stampeders opened their 2008 rookie camp. More: continued here

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will issue special stamps and souvenir posters on Saturday to mark the 55th birth anniversary of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto while a public holiday has been declared in Sindh, her home province. More: continued here