Petition, signed by thousands, asks that pet owners be allowed to use food stamps for dog, cat food – fox6now.com

More Gaston residents needing food stampsGaston GazetteTo find out if you apply for food stamps go to www.epass.nc.gov and enter your income and expenses. By the numbers 80% — increase in number of North Carolinia residents receiving food stamps over past three years. 84% — increase in the number of … More: continued here

Slate Magazine (blog) Winning World Cup Stamp Designs That Challenge Postal Services to Up Their …Slate Magazine (blog)With every global sporting event come endless opportunities for branding and design, and the FIFA World Cup has inspired a slew of uninspiring commemorative stamp designs issued by participating countries, plus unofficial tributes like the lame … More: continued…

Study: Access to stores may hinder food stamp programChillicothe GazetteThe number of stores that accept food stamps hasn't matched the number of people using them, making it difficult for some financially strapped Ohioans to access the food assistance program, according to a recent Ohio State University study. More than … More: continued here

Council Speaker Christine Quinn and city leaders are getting the word out about food stamps. To the 600,000 New Yorkers who qualify for food stamps, but don’t currently use them. More: continued here

CBS News Miles Davis saluted with a stampCBS News(CBS News) Almost 21 years after his death, Miles Davis is paid tribute by America and France in the form of a postage stamp. The influential jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer is depicted on a pair of commemorative stamps along with legendary …Miles Davis and Edith Piaf…

Steny Hoyer: Food Stamps, Welfare Programs Stimulate the EconomyThe New AmericanAs a contentious “farm” bill rages in Congress, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) argued Tuesday that unemployment insurance and food stamps (which are included in the legislation) are the two “most stimulative” measures to boost economic growth …Steny Hoyer: Food Stamps, Unemployment Insurance are…