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The Province (blog) Stamps' Nik Lewis takes a bite at LionsVancouver SunVANCOUVER – Nik Lewis admits he's a compulsive nail-biter to the point where his mom, a beautician, nags him to stop it. “She'll say, 'Oh my god, you've been biting your nails again,' ” Lewis told the Calgary Sun in an interview a few…

Telegraph.co.uk Cost of stamps to rise next yearMoneywise MagazineFirst-class stamps for standard letters weighing up to 100g will rise by 2p to 41p, …UK stamps go up in priceAlbuquerque ExpressFIRST CLASS STAMPS HIT 41pMirror.co.ukStamp prices will rise by 2p in April says Royal MailBBC NewsAberdeen Press and Journal –Daily Mail –UK Expressall 125 news articles » More: continued…

Ill. Lt. Gov. Simon touts increase in use of food stamps at farmers markets to …Daily JournalSheila Simon says more people who use food stamps are shopping at Illinois farmers markets. Simon announced at the Illinois Farm Bureau that food stamps— otherwise known as LINK — redeemed at markets increased last year to more than…

Restricting what recipients of food stamps and other government support may buy doesn't seem to work, an economist writes. More: continued here

Stamps.com Inc. Reports 62% Rise In Q2 Bottom LineNasdaq(RTTNews.com) – Stamps.com Inc. ( STMP ) reported earnings for its second quarter that rose compared to the same period last year. The company said its bottom line rose to $37.8 million, or $2.08 per share. This was higher than $23.4 million, or $1.29 …and more » More:…

Texas to hire 250 food-stamp workers amid crunchHouston ChronicleThe Legislative Budget Board on Friday approved the hiring of some of the food stamp enrollment workers requested by the Health and Human Services …State board oks hiring of more food stamp workersAustin American-StatesmanTexas could stop fingerprinting for food stampsDallas Morning NewsFood stamp fingerprinting under scrutinyKENS 5…