Church donates stamps to Oxfam

Bloomberg Defends Food-Stamp FingerprintingNew York Daily News (blog)BY Celeste Katz Mayor Bloomberg on Friday defended fingerprinting for food stamps and struck out against a lawsuit challenging a proposed policy for homeless adults during his weekly WOR radio appearance. "We've got to make sure benefits go to those … More: continued here

New York Magazine (blog) Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Cuomo Differ On Fingerprinting Food Stamp RecipientsHuffington PostGovernor Andrew Cuomo vowed in his State of the State address Wednesday to end the electronic fingerprinting of food stamp recipients in New York City. The practice, eliminated in the rest of New York state by Governor Spitzer in 2007,…

Alderney stamps feature hawk mothsBBC NewsA set of Alderney stamps is to feature six of the world's 1400 species of hawk moths. The set of six, released by Guernsey Post on 23 February, features three species resident in Alderney; the Elephant, the Poplar and the Privet. … More: continued here

UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Franson's comments about food stamps stir controversyAlexandria Echo PressComments that Representative Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, made about food stamps on a Friday video sparked a barrage of complaints – even death threats. Comments that Representative Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, made about food stamps on a Friday video …and more » More: continued here

Danish stamp invasion in ChinaThe Copenhagen PostChina Post has teamed up with Post Danmark in an effort to improve Chinese design and graphics in steel engraving for stamps. The collaboration started with …and more » More: continued here

Port City Daily Wayne Lloyd, 74, collected stamps for 66 yearsPort City DailyHe leaves behind his loving wife of 37 years, Sandy; son, Rick, and his wife, Kim; daughter, Sharon; two grandchildren, Addison and Ava; and younger siblings, Bob, Kathy and Harold Jr. Wayne took great pride in collecting stamps, starting the hobby … More:…