Poverty rate, food stamp usage climbs in Nevada – Nevada Appeal

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To hear Republicans – and some Democrats – in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. More: continued here

The Tennessean Seals, Stamps earn top-five finishesThe TennesseanIn the girls' division, Hendersonville's Meghann Stamps finished in a four-way tie for fourth place with a two-day total of 153, eight shots behind Winchester's Malia Stovall, who won with a 1-over-par total of 145. Other local competitors included … More: continued here

Who would you put on a stamp?Battle Creek EnquirerFor years, US postage stamps have been graced with the easily recognized faces of famous folks, as long as the honored individuals had been deceased for at least five years. Starting next year, the Postal Service will begin featuring stamps that show …and more » More: continued here

The Canadian Press Riders and Stamps to battle for best in the westRegina Leader-PostSaturday's battle for first place in the cfl's West Division is to start at 6 pm (CKRM, TSN) in what is expected to be a sold-out Mosaic Stadium. …Riders can end 33-yard drought with win over Stampeders in first-place battleThe Canadian PressHuff…

Researchers have found that a food stamp ban on sugary drinks would reduce type 2 diabetes and obesity rates among recipients. Photo by Flickr user Daniel Oines For years, researchers at Harvard and the University of California have found that people who receive food stamp benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP,…