TS launches ‘e-STAMPS’ for transparency in transactions – The Hindu

NPR (blog) Going hungry? House will vote on $39 billion food stamps cutMSNBCBlanca Sanchez and her son, Victor Manuel al Canta, choose food with help from volunteers during their once-a-month shopping trip at the food pantry at the People's Resource Center, on August 20, 2013 in Wheaton, Illinois. Photo by Melanie Stetson …House to vote on…

To get the most out of the celebration of the Federal Duck Stamp contest coming to Minnesota in October, participants may have to go from walking shoes to hunting boots to dress shoes. More: continued here

The Guardian Your government at workCharleston Post CourierNevertheless, the Postal Service says it will not withdraw the three billion stamps it has printed. A spokesman said, “We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway.” Former New York Mayor Ed Koch said, “It simply means …Oops: Postage stamp shows wrong Lady…

A man who shot his girlfriend during a car chase before driving through a house was charged Tuesday with nine felonies. Joseph B. Stamps, 28, of the 1100 block of Hoyt Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors, was shot by police who responded to the scene Friday at the corner of Nectar and Ewell drives. More: continued…

Christian Science Monitor California Food Stamp Participation, Second To Last In USLAistCalifornia also requires food stamp applicants to be fingerprinted. Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes (D-Sylmar) introduced a bill that would eliminate the …Food stamp usage up 14 percent from last yearChristian Science MonitorHalf of eligible CA residents got food stampsSan Francisco ChronicleReport: California Ranks Second to…

Special stamp issue – "Year of the Tiger"7thSpace Interactive (press release)Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hongkong Post today (January 19) announced that a set of special stamps on "Year of the Tiger" will be released for sale together with … More: continued here