Food Stamps or Teachers? – The Nation. (blog)

Blackpool Zoo staff organise orangutan stamp collectionBlackpool Citizen, UK –46 minutes agoStaff at Blackpool Zoo are supporting endangered orangutans by collecting their used postage stamps and encouraging visitors to do the same. … More: continued here

Stamps' DL ready to descend on DurantMontreal GazetteOver the last month, the Stamps fast-tracked from a tie for sixth in sacks in an eight-team league into a tie for second. They simply could not be in a better place at a better time. Apocalypse, now. "These last few weeks," says Mace, "we've really …and more »…

ABC Action News Brat Stamps for military kids to brag about where they've been …ABC Action NewsAt fifteen years old, a girl that now calls Tampa home is up for a national military innovation award through Operation Homefront.and more » More: continued here

New York Daily News Cuts to food stamps leave New Yorkers hungry, with over 116 million meals lost …New York Daily NewsNew Yorkers have lost out on more than 116 million meals because of drastic cuts to food stamps, a report released Monday found. Two years after the feds slashed the food benefits by an…

The Guardian UK Makes Sure Queen's Head Will Grace Its StampsABC NewsAP By RAPHAEL G. SATTER AP Even if Britain's Royal Mail is sold to a foreign buyer, Her Royal Highness will still grace its stamp, the UK government said …Law to keep the Queen on stampsThe SunBritain parries threat to Queen's head on stampsVictoria…

Fox News Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksBusinessWeekPostmaster John Cable stamps each by hand, some with a simple postmark cachet that carries the phrase "Star of Bethlehem" above a five-pointed star. Others get a stamp depicting the three camel-riding wise men following the star of Bethlehem. …Small towns fear losing holiday postmarksAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 20…