Elaine M. Long and Crystal Wilson: Proposed changes in food stamps (SNAP) will negatively affect many IdahoansThe Spokesman-ReviewThis month, Congress is considering dramatic changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as part of the Farm Bill Reauthorization. These changes will place Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits at risk for food and financial insecurity …and more » More:…

The Japan Times Time-honored passport stamp vanishing in name of digital convenienceThe Japan TimesTo speed up the immigration process, Hong Kong abolished passport stamps in 2013 and began issuing computer-generated landing slips instead. The slips bear the visitor's name, arrival date and permitted period of stay. Eligible passengers arriving at … More: continued here

Special delivery: 'Grandma Stamps' pays a visit to students she met through the mailGreenville Daily ReflectorStill, a hush settles over the fourth- and fifth-graders as they listen to the story of Grandma Stamps. It is the perfect name for a children's book heroine, a letter-writing grandmother who sends encouragement by mail to kids she has…

The Japan Times Time-honored passport stamp gets digital elbowThe Japan TimesTo speed up the immigration process, Hong Kong abolished passport stamps in 2013 and began issuing computer-generated landing slips instead. The slips bear the visitor's name, arrival date and permitted period of stay. Eligible passengers arriving at … More: continued here

The Daily Nonpareil Before there were rewards cards, there were trading stampsThe Daily NonpareilTrading stamps began in the 1890s as a way to reward customers who paid cash. The golden age arrived in the 1950s after a Denver supermarket chain began giving S&H Green Stamps. Other grocers followed; those who initially resisted, like Safeway and…

Anime News Network Steins;Gate 0's AR Railway Campaign Lets Fans Collect Stamps to …Anime News NetworkThe Steins;Gate 0 anime is collaborating with Seibu Railway and its Seibuen Yūenchi amusement in Tokorozawa, Saitama park for an "Augmented Reality Railway" promotion. The collaboration will run from May 3 to June 18. A Seibu Railway AR stamp rally…