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Lutheran women collect stampsMarion County RecordMembers of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League in Marion and surrounding areas in Kansas are collecting used postage stamps. The stamps are sent to Texas where they are sorted and sold to stamp collector dealers through a bidding process. More: continued here

10News Arkansas to consider banning food stamps being used on junk food10NewsEven if the bill is passed, the federal government would also have to approve Arkansas's rules. "Chips and Cokes and candy bars," the bill's sponsor Mary Bentley told the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. "People can go buy Red Bull with food stamps…and more » More:…

Stamp launched in festive fashionThe Original IrregularSo, in festive fashion, she and other postal employees presented the first sale of the stamp to Hawaiian native and Kingfield resident Leimomi Thompson. … More: continued here

Dogs and mail carriers have found a common ground in the U.S. Postal Service’s latest social awareness stamp, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet. The 44-cent stamps, featuring photographs of ten adopted dogs and cats, went on sale in late-April to raise awareness of the importance of animal adoption. More: continued here

Elena Kagan; food stamps in California; jobless benefits; the economyLos Angeles TimesIn no case is this more true than with the food stamp program, where the federal government pays the total cost of the benefits and half of the …and more » More: continued here

The Associated Press Ask AP: Flags on ships, 'Simpsons' on stampsWashington Post, United StatesFILE – This undated file photo provided by the US Postal Service shows the five postage stamps featuring The Simpsons, issued May 7, 2009 portraying from left, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. A reader-submitted question about the cost of creating …Ask AP:…