Slate Magazine (blog) Sweden's Postal Service Is Putting Robyn, Max Martin, and Avicii on StampsSlate Magazine (blog)Today, I'm taking a break from envying Sweden for its generous welfare state so that I can spend time envying it for its progressive taste in stamps. The country's postal service is out with a new set featuring contemporary…
First-year French teachers get food stamps instead of salariesFRANCE 24Some French elementary school teachers starting their careers in the Paris region have not been paid since the start of the school year. They say the missing salaries are just a part of a larger, dysfunctional system. After a career in the military in … More:…
SPIN Robyn, Avicii, and First Aid Kit Will Be On Swedish StampsSPINWhy "Call Your Girlfriend" when you can mail her a letter emblazoned with Robyn's face instead? Postnord, the joint Danish and Swedish postal service, will release a series of stamps next year commemorating Robyn and four other Swedish musicians, …Sweden Honours Robyn, First Aid Kit…
Express.co.uk eBay stops unscrupulous sellers from flogging poppies from Tower of London …Express.co.ukA spokesman for the Royal British Legion said: "The Royal British Legion works closely with eBay and have a dedicated eBay shop selling official poppy products. We urge all members of the public using eBay to buy their poppy items, to do so…
Fortune Draghi stamps on alleged rebellion, commits to easing programFortuneThere had been reports of a German-led rebellion against the ultra-loose policy of the European Central Bank, but its president Mario Draghi was having none of it Thursday. True, the ECB announced no new measures to step up the fight against ultra-low …and more » More: continued here
New Mexico to renew work plan for food stampsSanta Fe New Mexican.comSusana Martinez's administration announced Wednesday that it will redo a plan for imposing work requirements on low-income New Mexicans to qualify for food stamps. Human Services spokesman Matt Kennicott said the state won't proceed with regulations …and more » More: continued here
The Tularosa Basin Historical Society of Alamogordo launched eBay auctions for about 100 titles, including the Atari 2600 version of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. More: continued here
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Music Times Robyn, Avicii, Max Martin and More Get Faces on Swedish Stamps for 2015Music TimesWe're not quite sure what the regulations of stamp collecting is, whether you're supposed to focus on stamps from your homeland or what, but music fans who also enjoy harboring postage can take pleasure in knowing that a new set…
Starting November 17 through Christmas Day, deliveries will be made every single day. More: continued here