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GlobeNewswire (press release) US Postal Service Provides a Sneak Peek at Select 2018 StampsGlobeNewswire (press release)Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With a new year just around the corner, the U.S. Postal Service is raising the curtain to provide a sneak peek at a portion of its 2018 stamp program. Icons such as…

USDA unveils steps to fight food stamp fraudThe Associated PressBy By JIM ABRAMS – 1 minute ago. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department on Thursday came out with new steps to fight fraud in food stamps, a federal program that has taken center stage as Congress struggles to adopt a long-term farm policy … More:…

Stamp featuring Pirates' Stargell top seller among baseball legendsTribune-ReviewThe Postal Service said it sold more than 8.2 million Stargell stamps since May — 11,320 more than one featuring former Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams, the last to hit at least .400 in a season. A stamp with Joe DiMaggio, the former New York …Giants…

Washington Post (blog) Watchdog Finds Zero Major Overpayments In Food Stamps, $17 Million In Farm …ThinkProgressCottonFarming Crop insurance and rural farm development programs issued over $17 million in high-dollar improper payments during the 2012 fiscal year, but the five food assistance programs conservatives frequently criticize as fraud-riddled issued …Largest USDA overpayments go toward farm subsidiesWashington…

Got Stamps? Get Some This SaturdayPatch.comThe annual PENPEX show will showcase the expansive collections of the youth club, Stamps R Us. By Stacie Chan Sebrianne Ferguson poses with her collection, which earned three blue ribbons. Jim Giacomazzi For many of us, stamps are just one small step … More: continued here

News Call or email the Newsroom at (507) 434-2230. A 22-year-old Austin woman was sentenced in Mower County District Court Friday for wrongfully obtaining more than $30,000 in public assistance. More: continued here