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KVAL Two arrested for multiple thefts, including $2000 in stamps | Local & Regional …KVALEUGENE, Ore. — Police arrested two men connected with multiple thefts, including burglaries at two Lane County post offices, Eugene Police Officials said Thursday. Detectives connected the two men, later identified as Allen Widmer, 42, and …

Philadelphia Inquirer Cory Booker roughs it for a weekThe Economist“TODAY I burned a sweet potato …with supplies dwindling it was eat around the severely caramelised root vegetable or go without,” blogged Cory Booker, Newark's mayor, on day five of his week-long pledge to live on food stamps. After sparring with …

The holidays seem to be the most colorful time of the year, and the U.S. Postal Service’s stamps add to the festivities by reflecting the season’s spectrum. More: continued here

Holiday stamps popular with the public and collectorsOcalaThe variety of stamps seem to support not only the joy of the Christmas celebration, but the season's traditions shared by Americans of diverse faiths and beliefs. And the stamps are popular. Ocala's new Postmaster, Kevin Atkinson, said booklets of … More: continued …

Wall Street Journal (blog) City Backs Limited Food Stamps for Storm VictimsWall Street Journal (blog)New York City will not expand a supplemental food-stamp program to help poor people affected by superstorm Sandy, the Bloomberg administration said Thursday, despite pleas from members of the city's congressional delegation and the City Council. …

Save your stampsMcCook Daily GazetteSteve Wray found this collection of stamps while cleaning a shelf niche in his home in McCook, Nebraska. Now, most everyone remembers and/or knows about S&H Green Stamps, trading/rewards stamps presented to shoppers by retailers and redeemed for … More: continued here

PEOPLE in Sedgemoor are being asked to collect used stamps this Christmas in aid of the Royal National Institute of Blind People. More: continued here

Cyclist killed after collecting stampsStuff.co.nzAn elderly Taupo man who died after being knocked off his bike had been collecting stamps for charity. Nevill Palmer, 93, was hit from behind by a light truck in Tamamutu St on Wednesday afternoon. Police investigations are continuing, but it is …and more » More: continued …

An elderly Taupo man who died after being knocked off his bike had been collecting stamps for charity. More: continued here

Food stamps grow at three times the rate of job creation | Conservative News …Human EventsThe just reported foodstamp number for September was a doozy, with 607,544 new Americans becoming eligible for foodstamps, as a record 47.7 million Americans are now living in poverty at least according to the USDA. …