USPS proposes three-cent hike on stampsFox BusinessCONNELL: WE TALKED OF OF THE TOP ABOUT THE POSTAL SERVICE CALLING FOR A $0.03 HIKE IN FIRST-CLASS STAMPS WHICH WILL ADD UP BUT WILL BE ENOUGH? POSTMASTER GENERAL GOES BEFORE CONGRESS LOOKING FOR … More: continued here
Postmarked 'moon': Space stamps star in Smithsonian postal galleryNBCNews.com (blog)The Smithsonian opened its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the National Postal Museum on Sunday. Named for its primary benefactor, a philanthropist and philatelist, the Washington, D.C., gallery showcases U.S. and international postage stamps and …and more » More: continued here
Wall Street Journal China Goes PostalWall Street JournalNo more than a meter wide and just deep enough to hold two rows of manila envelopes, it contains more than $10 million worth of stamps, owned by clients of Stanley Gibbons Ltd., a British stamp dealer that is Mr. Kaster's employer. A sandy-haired …and more » More: continued…
USPS proposes raising stamp price by 3 cents in new yearNBCNews.comThe USPS last increased prices for a first-class stamp by a penny in January of this year. At the time, the USPS cited losses of about $25 million per day amid declining mail volume as more people use email and social media. Emphasizing the Postal…
The American Prospect Five Reasons Food Stamps Work Just FineThe American ProspectLast week, House Republicans passed a bill that would cut the food stamp program by about $40 billion over the next ten years. They're drawing on headline numbers—the program serves about 47 million people each year and has the biggest price tag of …Before You…
Federal food stamp debate worries California advocatesSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — The explosive growth of Californians resorting to food stamps is a stark example of the Great Recession's lingering economic devastation. The program's size has nearly doubled over the past five years with almost 4.2 million low-income … More: continued here
New York Times (blog) William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at National Postal MuseumNew York Times (blog)WASHINGTON — It could easily be a glorious Pharaonic tomb, stocked with all the sustenance a philatelist might require for the afterlife. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, which opened on Sunday here at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, …and more »…
By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com USPS rolled out a new plan to increase the cost of stamps from 46 cents to 49 cents in 2014. More: continued here
A step-by-step guide to profiting off a 3-cent hike on US postage stampsQuartzYesterday, the US Postal Service (USPS) made a strange announcement: anybody who wants to turn a quick profit at its expense will have an opportunity to do so come January. What it actually said is that on January 26 next year, it wants…
Here And Now Panera CEO Takes The Food Stamps ChallengeHere And NowPanera CEO Takes The Food Stamps Challenge. /. mute unmute. Panera founder and co-CEO Ron Shaich works the register at Panera Cares in Boston. (Kevin Sullivan/Here & Now). Ron Shaich, the CEO and founder of Panera Bread lived on a food and …and more » More:…