The new USPS ‘snow moon’ international stamp is just as nerdy as we hoped it’d be – Tech Insider (blog)

The cost of sending a first-class letter will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12, but the Forever stamps — currently selling for 41 cents — will remain valid for full postage after the increase. More: continued here

18 people charged in food stamps fraudArizona Daily SunPHOENIX — Indictments have been returned against 18 individuals, including four merchants, involved in defrauding the government of about $700000 in food stamp benefits. The charges, announced Thursday by state officials, involve a scheme where …18 people charged in Arizona food stamps fraudKTAR.com18 people charged in Arizona…

New York Daily News Christian Group Will Refuse to Open Mail Sent with Harvey Milk StampMediaiteThis month, the United States Postal Service made Harvey Milk the first openly gay elected official to have his face grace a postage stamp. Now, one of the country's most prominent fundamentalist Christian organization has declared it will not be…

Concord Monitor Pittsfield's father-son eBay team take stamp world by stormConcord MonitorJoe Cortese and his son, Michael, examine a stamp collection at their Pittsfield business Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The younger Cortese decided to take up the family business and is increasingly managing all aspects of the eBay powerhouse. (NICK REID … More: continued here

LancasterOnline How to grow the native plants in new Protect Pollinator stampsLancasterOnline“Bees, butterflies and other pollinators sustain our ecosystem and are a vital natural resource,” said U.S. Postal Service Judicial Officer Gary Shapiro in a release. “They are being threatened and we must protect them.” The pollinators were … More: continued here

The Inquisitr Newt Gingrich takes a risk, aims for broad appealCBS NewsJust a couple days after taking heat for remarks regarding African Americans and food stamps, the Republican presidential candidate was hosting a town hall targeted for Latinos to talk about, among other things, the hot button issue of immigration …Black Woman Confronts Gingrich Over…