Variety BAFTA Awards Rubber Stamps Some Oscar Frontrunners, Upsets OthersVarietyYears ago, the British Academy's BAFTA Awards made for an interesting foil to the stateside Oscars, but the ceremony has evolved into more of a bellwether event. For a time, the London pageant was held after the Oscars. But at the …
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AV Club Mister Rogers stamp soon to visit your neighborhoodWatertownDailyTimes.comIn the over three decades he hosted the children's television show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers conveyed virtue and kindness with his signature zippered cardigans and puppet friends. Next month, the U.S. Postal Service will immortalize …Mr. Rogers is getting his …
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Philly.com New food stamp proposal a big box of nothing | EditorialPhilly.comThe so-called U.S. Harvest Boxes would include canned and dried food like vegetables and pasta, and items like shelf-stable milk; about half of the individual food stamp allocation would be cut in favor of the delivered food. The average …
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AV Club Mr. Rogers is getting his own stamp – The AV ClubAV ClubSome cultures put their gods in temples, with statues bedecked in gold. Others immortalize them in myth and legend. In America, we put them on stamps. And so, we're happy to note this week that Fred Rogers—the …
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Taiwan News New stamp designs to commemorate the Year of the Dog released in Taiwan and FranceTaiwan NewsTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The official postal service of Taiwan, Chunghwa Post, has launched a series of three new stamps to celebrate the Lunar New Year. And in a first, they have collaborated …
Read More »Food stamps may become like Blue Apron; in the Great Depression … – Brainerd Dispatch
Brainerd Dispatch Food stamps may become like Blue Apron; in the Great Depression …Brainerd DispatchThe nation's first food stamps came off the presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1939 in Washington, D.C. The orange and blue coupons were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's effort to reduce …
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Mr. Rogers is getting his own stampAV ClubSome cultures put their gods in temples, with statues bedecked in gold. Others immortalize them in myth and legend. In America, we put them on stamps. And so, we're happy to note this week that Fred Rogers—the children's entertainer who did his …and …
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Brainerd Dispatch Food stamps may become like Blue Apron; in the Great Depression, they started with blue couponsBrainerd DispatchThe World War I veteran was first in line on May 16, 1939, and would soon become the nation's first-ever food stamp recipient, according to news stories at the time. "He was …
Read More »A Mister Rogers Postage Stamp, and a Legacy That’s Anything but … – New York Times
New York Times A Mister Rogers Postage Stamp, and a Legacy That's Anything but …New York TimesIn the over three decades he hosted the children's television show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers conveyed virtue and kindness with his signature zippered cardigans and puppet friends. Next month, the United States Postal …
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The Philadelphia Tribune Critics slam food box idea to replace food stampsThe Philadelphia TribuneWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing what it calls a “bold new approach to nutrition assistance”: replacing the traditional cash-on-a-card that food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf …
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