Stamps’ options pose challenge

Poet left her stamp on ChicagoChicago TribuneI pushed through the mob at the post office on North Sheffield Avenue on Tuesday, hoping that the new Gwendolyn Brooks stamps wouldn't be sold out by the time I made it to the counter. These stamps were hot. Hotter than an iPad4. More: continued here

USA TODAY If people on food stamps made Jared Kushner's paperwork mistakes, they might starveUSA TODAYUnable to work but (unlike President Trump) also unable to rely upon his father to bail him out well into his 40s, he sought help from SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as food stamps. It generally offers…

Tietjens stamps his mark on ABs trainingTVNZThere were hugs all round today as Gordon Tietjens arrived for his first taste of the All Black environment, but the pleasantries didn't last long. The front row got off lightly as the rest of the training group trained in miserable conditions for an …and more » More: continued here

Artist in focus: Rauhauser is still behind lens at 92The Detroit NewsWhen Rauhauser was in 10th grade, his father gave him his old stamp collection. Walking to school, Rauhauser complained he didn't give two hoots about stamp collecting. Another kid said his father had given him a camera, but stamps were way more …and more »…

Those living in a swath of 12 north central counties with some of Indiana’s highest unemployment — and the test region for the state’s welfare modernization — lost food stamps and other public benefits as participation in those programs grew elsewhere, critics said Monday. More: continued here

The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. African stamps honor Jews who fought apartheidThe Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.Legendary Heroes of Africa stamp sheet from Sierra Leone featuring, from left, Ray Alexander, Baruch Hirson, Norma Kitson and Yetta Barrenblatt. Every year, Jews around the world tell the story of the Israelites' liberation from … More: continued…