Hamburg's hopes of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games moved a step closer to reality on Saturday when the German Olympic Sports Federation (DSOB) voted unanimously to rubber-stamp their bid. After a select committee announced last Monday that the Hanseatic City had seen off a rival proposal from Berlin, Hamburg's bid was unanimously approved by all 410 DSOB members at Saturday's Extraordinary …
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Riverfront Times (blog) Missouri Lawmakers Think Welfare Recipients Waste Money on Fish, Steak and …Riverfront Times (blog)While some restrictions on food stamps benefits make sense, Rank says banning seafood is a hard to justify. There's just no data, he says, to suggest Missouri's poor are using their electronic benefit cards to gorge on lobster. "There…
Dales sticks it out, sticks with StampsMontreal GazetteDales signed on with the Stamps in 2005 after walking away from the game for a couple of years. The six-foot-three, 225-pound native of Collingwood, Ont., … More: continued here
Stamp of approval for DartmouthThis Is South DevonONE hundred special stamps bearing the mark of Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine are making their way to the Dartmouth chairman of the Newcomen 300 Committee – after the town's Post Office ran out within five days of the commemorative stamps going on … More: continued here
Stamps advance, see record crowdWilliams Lake TribuneTo reel in the Steelheads, Hanson said, the Stamps will need to be sharp. Smithers finished its regular season with 18 wins and no losses, and has since won four straight playoff games heading into the final. “Now, they're on a mission to get through …and more » More: continued…
CBC.ca Stamps open season with Grey Cup replayCalgary Herald, Canada –5 hours ago"It's a great way to start the season," said the Stamps general manager and head coach on Tuesday, after the club released its 2009 schedule. …Stamps QB Dickenson to retire Wed.Sportsnet.caStamps Unveil 2009 ScheduleOurSports Central (press release)Dickenson expected to announce retirementCanada.comCanoe.ca – Discover Foothillsall 55…
Who Is On Australia's Most Expensive Stamp?National Geographic AustraliaThe UK immediately discontinued the development and production of any stamps featuring Edward III, focusing solely on the next reigning monarch King George VI. When the news reached Australia 71m twopenny stamps and a scattering of one penny, three … More: continued here