Editor’s Note: In 2009, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits – commonly known as food stamps — by 13.6 percent, as a way to bring relief to struggling Americans during the economic recession….
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Have a look at the 2009 and 2008 holiday stamps and other stamps from the U.S. Postal Office. More: continued here
As the year comes to a close with the nation still in the grips of a nasty recession, Washington state has a record 12.8 percent of the state population receiving food stamps. In October 855,000 people were enrolled in the food stamp program – many for the first time. More: continued here
Calgary Stampeders veteran Markus Howell announced his retirement Monday. More: continued here
The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $361 billion in the current April-June quarter, a record amount for that period. More: continued here
kfor.com Oklahoma twin sisters plead guilty to conspiracy to steal US postage stampskfor.comOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Twin sisters from Choctaw, Oklahoma, have pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of postage stamps. Birdie Jo Hoaks and Becky Jo Hoaks, both 47, were indicted on May 18, 2017, on one count of conspiracy…
Shanghai Daily Collectors dig deep for mouse stampsShanghai Daily, China –1 hour agoBy Zou Qi 2008-1-15 THE "Year of the Mouse" stamps have proven incredibly popular since they were issued by China Post in January. A sheet of 20 stamps with …Flag series of 60 stamps in '08The Star-Ledger – NJ.comall 2 news articles More: continued here