Price of postage stamps to go up Sunday – OregonLive.com

Price of postage stamps to go up SundayOregonLive.comRegulators last month approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the United States Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on after the 2008 …

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Food stamps prevalent in Virginia – WJLA

WJLA Food stamps prevalent in VirginiaWJLAAmong the eight regions in the state, only northern Virginia had a lower food stamp rate than the state average of 11.6 percent. Five percent of northern Virginians get food stamp assistance. On the flip side, the participation rate in Southside was …Record 20% of …

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