Negro Leagues stamp collection celebrated in Oak Brook – Chicago Daily Herald

Gazette opinion: Time for USPS to stamp out inefficiencyBillings GazetteThe price of a letter-size stamp from USPS will go up a penny next year to 45 cents. But mailing a letter in the USA will still be a bargain compared with prices around the globe. Here's what letter-size postage costs (in US dollars) elsewhere: Norway…

Orange County Review Local food stamp clients increaseOrange County Review, VAOrange County had 1646 food stamp cases in 2007. And in 2008, that number rose by 38 percent to 2270. “That is the largest increase of any surrounding county but, it should be noted, their increases are high as well,“ Orange County Director of Social ……

Danbury News Times State seeks stamp submissionsDanbury News TimesThe state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is seeking artist submissions for its annual Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp, or duck stamp, contest. Artists are encouraged to submit entries of waterfowl with Connecticut-specific imagery …and more » More: continued here

Grand Haven Tribune Health law brings growth in food stamps in some statesGrand Haven TribuneWest Virginia's food-stamp enrollment increased 4 percent after a Medicaid expansion that was part of the health care changes. Enrollment jumped because people were "more engaged with our systems and more aware what they're eligible for," said … More: continued here

Wal-Mart lowered its fourth-quarter outlook on Friday, as severe winter weather and government cutbacks to food stamps created headwinds during the holiday period. More: continued here

Stampeders o-line aims to turn it aroundMontreal GazetteWhile Deane was getting his first taste of regularseason competition at right guard (where he was filling in for injured veteran Dimitri Tsoumpas), Stamps centre Tim O'Neill and left guard Steve Myddelton also struggled against the tough interior of …and more » More: continued here