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Canada issues first Hanukkah postage stamp
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Described as part of an initiative to highlight the nation's cultural diversity, the stamps from Canada Post feature two colorful geometric designs: of dreidels and the menorah. Each pattern also has an online explanation of their relevance to the holiday. |
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Lochcarron-based scientist's images on Tristan stampsBBC NewsPhotographs taken by a Highlands-based marine biologist and diver appear in two new sets of stamps for the world's most remote inhabited island. Sue Scott, from Lochcarron, Wester Ross, has been surveying wildlife on Tristan da Cunha in the South … More: continued here
WASHINGTON — The 1,000-page “farm bill” being debated in the Senate is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it — roughly $80 billion a year — goes for … More: continued here
Jazz This Week: Dave Brubeck, Jason Moran, Brett Stamps, LoganAll About Jazz, PA –7 minutes agoOn Friday, trombonist Brett Stamps and his quartet begin a two-night stand at Jazz at the Bistro. Stamps has a wide range as a player, from traditional New … More: continued here
Beckley Register-Herald A $10 million stamp with a colorful pastBeckley Register-HeraldThe One-Cent Magenta is the only surviving example of the one-cent stamps prepared in that batch. Its value grew as it made its way around the world — passing through owners, including a 12-year-old Scottish boy, who didn't realize its rarity; the … More: continued…
Food Stamp NationTown HallWhat brings his words to mind is news that 41.8 million Americans are on food stamps, and the White House estimates 43 million will soon be getting food …and more » More: continued here
Westseattleherald.com As food stamps get slashed, White Center Food Bank feels the squeezeWestseattleherald.comFederally, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed a version of the Farm Bill on July 12 that proposes $16 billion in cuts to SNAP, the federal food stamp program, over the next ten years. The bill will head to the floor soon for…