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Pasadena artist designs new Cherry Blossom Centennial stampSan Gabriel Valley TribuneThe result is being reproduced 100 million times by the US Postal Service for its new "Forever" stamps to commemorate the centennial of the gift to the capital of 3020 flowering cherries from the people of Tokyo. "Springtime and the pink color sort of ……

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) USDA probing banned food-stamp merchants ID'd by ScrippsThe RepublicBy ISAAC WOLF – Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON – The US Department of Agriculture says it wants to secure an unlocked backdoor that allows stores banned for engaging in food-stamp fraud to slip unnoticed back into the federal program.Nationwide investigation exposes food stamp fraudABC15.com…

Economic Populist Food Stamps: Profits from Poor at RiskEconomic PopulistConsider the irony of companies like Walmart that economically forces their employees to apply for food stamps, and then profits from their food stamp dollars. That's not more public welfare, that's more corporate welfare. But now those profits are at …Partisan Divide on Farm Bill Creates…

County to bolster food program for the poorSan Diego Union TribuneA federal program that provides nutritional assistance to low-income people across the county could soon see dozens of improvements, including allowing select customers to use the electronic equivalent of food stamps at area …and more » More: continued here

There’s already more people on Food Stamps than there are in the U.S.’s most populous state and the growth rates are still there. More: continued here

SFGate UCSF e-cigarette study stamps out public health benefitsSFGateIf all traditional cigarette smokers switched to electronic cigarettes, lives would be saved and overall public health would improve, scientists and doctors say. But UCSF researchers, in a paper published Monday, say a growing body of research shows …and more » More: continued here