Proposed legislation would limit food-stamp purchases to items that qualify under a separate program aimed at getting children's lives off to a healthy start. That takes a good thought too far. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown post office move a possibility
More postal changes may be coming in Grand Island. More: continued here
Read More »Guest: Proposed cuts to food stamps devastating – The Seattle Times
Guest: Proposed cuts to food stamps devastatingThe Seattle TimesIt's why anti-hunger advocates such as Northwest Harvest and the Faith Action Network strongly oppose efforts to slash the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. As evidenced by so many people hitting rock … More: continued here
Read More »Stamps solid in home win over Ti-Cats
Stampeders 26 Tiger Cats 22 CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Marquay McDaniel late in the fourth quarter lifted the Calgary Stampeders to a 26-22 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Smithsonian to launch world’s largest stamp gallery – Los Angeles Times
Smithsonian to launch world's largest stamp galleryLos Angeles TimesHighlights of the collection include stamps of Hawaiian kings, before Hawaii was officially a state; an 1868 1-cent Z-grill stamp– one of two in existence; and a letter to John Hancock postmarked July 4, 1776. The new, 12,000-square-foot exhibit space … More: …
Read More »Post Office Struck by Lightning – WBBJ-TV
Post Office Struck by LightningWBBJ-TVPost office officials said even though the damage was bad and it caused quite the scare for employees, they are happy nobody was around when the bricks came falling down. "If one of those bricks would've hit somebody in the head, that would have been … …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail to go private with IPO – NBCNews.com (blog)
Britain's Royal Mail to go private with IPONBCNews.com (blog)The late Baroness Thatcher famously said that the Royal Mail could not be privatized, and two subsequent attempts stymied after opposition from the U.K. parliament. Michael Fallon, the U.K.'s minister for Business and Enterprise, who has been one of … More: continued …
Read More »Guest: Proposed cuts to food stamps devastating
The food-stamp program has already been eviscerated. Don’t cut more, write guest columnists Shelley Rotondo and Paul Benz. More: continued here
Read More »Canceled stamps: SIUE’s post office to close – Belleville News Democrat
Canceled stamps: SIUE's post office to closeBelleville News DemocratEDWARDSVILLE — The on-campus post office at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will close this semester, ending the last on-campus postal service in the state. SIUE's on-campus post office branch has offered U.S. postal services from stamps to … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail receives Fidelity stamp of approval – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail receives Fidelity stamp of approvalTelegraph.co.ukParas Anand, head of European equities at Fidelity, offered a crucial stamp of approval after the Government announced its intention to float the world's oldest delivery company. He said the “opportunity” for Royal Mail and its potential investors was … More: continued here
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