EREN TATARAGASI MOREHEAD CITY — For users of traditional mail, keeping up with postage rates is going to get a lot easier in 2011 when the U.S. Postal Service designates all new first-class stamps as “forever.”
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Food stamps: Crop insurance has more fraudSpringfield News-LeaderWhy does food stamp fraud rate a microscope while crop insurance fraud and various kinds of corporate welfare are not examined even with a telescope? Naturally, every taxpayer-funded program needs to be audited, reviewed and potential fraud … More: continued here
'Stamp' of approval for an adopted kiwi classicVoxyBut only today, after four decades of service, has "Ten Guitars" earned the official stamp of approval – by being chosen to feature in a series of New Zealand Post stamps about kiwi icons and distinctive aspects of New Zealand's culture and history. …and more » More: continued here
Vibe Mayor Cory Booker Goes On Food StampsVibeMayor on food stamps – that's probably a first. Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been a Twitter fiend recently, and after getting into an argument on social media with an ardent opponent of the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, or SNAP, Booker says he … More: continued here
The Calgary Stampeders are the most outstanding team. Henry Burris hit Brett Ralph for a 20-yard touchdown and Sandro DeAngelis kicked five field goals as the Stamps beat the Montreal Alouettes 22-14 in the 96th Grey Cup. More: continued here
Ex-Fulton County Worker Pleads Guilty To FraudWSB AtlantaValeriy Molokandov pleaded guilty Friday in Fulton County Superior Court to charges that he abused his position to help friends and relatives fraudulently obtain $12000 worth of food stamps and Medicaid benefits. He was sentenced to five years of …and more » More: continued here
Philpost issues special stamps for Chinese New Year and Valentine's DayGMA NewsMost people these days email rather than snail-mail letters, but the government still produces commemorative stamps, like the ones for the incoming year of the snake. Who buys them, aside from the shrinking population of letter writers? Why, stamp…and more » More: continued here