There is a culture-clash growing between old-school stamp collectors with a penchant for stamps with significant historical meaning and the U.S. Postal Service looking for ways to appeal to younger customers.
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GOP, Ryan budget hits poor the hardestMonroe News StarThe US Department of Agriculture published a report this week showing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, kept the poverty rate down during the Great Recession. In 2009, the deepest year of the recession, … More: continued here
SC Gov. Haley wants to link food stamps to jobsAiken StandardCOLUMBIA (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley will not support an earlier proposal to keep food stamp recipients from buying junk food, instead backing an idea requiring people in three counties to show they are working or looking for a job to get the benefits.and more »…
RICHFIELD, Minn. – Tim Turenne has a theory on why he mustered only a fifth-place finish in last year’s inaugural Minnesota Walleye Habitat Stamp contest. More: continued here
The Hayride Food Stamps Across State INCREASE After John Bel Edwards Drops Work RequirementThe HayrideLouisiana residents receiving taxpayer-funded food stamps is on the rise in the state, even though the national average is dipping, thanks to a plan to nix welfare reform by Gov. John Bel Edwards. In an Associated Press (AP) report, some 19…
KMOV.com Cuts on Food Stamps Said to Be 20% of What Republicans Sought in Farm-Bill …BusinessweekFree groceries at the Food Bank For New York City on Dec. 11, 2013. Need increased in November when 47 million low-income people nationwide saw their food stamps cut as the federal SNAP program expired. Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images.Deep Cuts…
The Williams Lake Stampeders 2011/12 regular season schedule is now posted on the team’s website. More: continued here