3 new postal stamps made publicRepublica13: The Department of Postal Services has brought into use three new postage stamps depicting the Asia Pacific Postal Union, the first Sagarmatha summit by a team of civil servants and the World AIDS Day. Minister for Information and Communications Raj …and more » More: continued here
Cyclist killed after collecting stamps for charityStuff.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 here
Romanian media: Thousands of valuable stamps stolen from Romanian heritageRomania-Insider.comRomania owns an impressive collection of 12 million stamps which is worth EUR 500 million, but when the officials from the Romanian Post, which manages the collection, tried to take an inventory, they discovered that some of the stamps were missing or … More: continued here
Kibaki Stamps His Legacy At JamhuriAllAfrica.comKenya: Kibaki Stamps His Legacy At Jamhuri. By Simon Ndonga, 12 December 2012. President Mwai Kibaki officiated his last national event before handing over the reigns of power to the country's fourth president soon after the … ( Resource: Kenya's …and more » More: continued here
San Diego CityBEAT Food stamps and the politics of exclusionSan Diego CityBEAT22, 1996, would be barred for life from receiving food stamps. States, however, can pass laws to opt out of the ban or amend it; 35 states have done so. A 2005 California law said that anyone convicted of drug possession could apply for…
Tay Swee Ping, a Malaysian, used replica immigration stamps to forge stamps in her passport. -TNP More: continued here
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A range of 16 new stamps featuring moonstones, balustrades and guard stones symbolizing Sri Lanka's identity and heritage were issued at a ceremony held under the patronage of Postal Services Minister Jeevan Kumaratunga at the Anuradhapura Abhayagiri Sacred area at 12 minutes past 12 noon yesterday. More: continued here
NJ.com (blog) Cory Booker's Week on Food Stamps EndsEBONY.comBooker, 43, and a rising star Democrat, has been living on just $33 of food over the last week as part of an effort to understand the plight of Americans who struggle to live on food stamps. The experiment ends Tuesday. Booker has said he's trying to…
Our view: Food stamps usage increases in SeptemberMidland Daily NewsWith so much going on politically in Michigan and in Washington, D.C., a disturbing new statistic hasn't gotten enough press coverage in recent days. It shows that our economy — and a good portion of our citizens — is still struggling. The U.S … More: continued…