Posts Tagged ‘stamps’

USPS Hike

Posted by Lu Sid on May 11th, 2008 9 Comments »

Quick! Go buy some of those “no rate change” stamps! Tonight at midnight the price of a first-class stamp will increase from 41 cents to 42 cents. If you are reading this on Monday you are out of luck–your stamps are now 42 cents. Your government at work, lame. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jragon/71359519/

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1 in 15 Virginians Are on Food Stamps

Posted by Thor on April 2nd, 2008 53 Comments »

Food Stamp Virginia

The Charleston Daily Mail reports that 1 in 6 West Virginians is on food stamps. Wild and Wonderful? Good golly.

And then I got to thinking, how many Virginia residents are on food stamps? Also, how many people in Charlottesville and Albemarle County receive food stamps?

I think everyone knows that West Virginia is the poorest state in the Nation, but where does little old Virginia and Charlottesville compare? The answers and details are below. »Read More

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