TIME The Problem With Food Stamp ChallengesTIMEAs the outcome of a debate he had with a Twitter follower, Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he will spend December 4 through 11 trying to live on food stamps. Should he follow through, Mayor Booker will be part of a rapidly growing group. In the last six …Cory…
Vatican sells stamps to aid in restoration of Bernini's colonnadeMacleans.ca (blog)There was a time when the Catholic church sold indulgences — a piece of paper that granted sinners both partial and full pardon from punishment in the afterlife — in order to raise funds for various religious and civil projects, like Crusades and …Special Vatican…
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) Religious or Cultural?The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog)The cashier kindly charged me for stamps, reached into her drawer, and handed over a book. I glanced down as she placed them in my hand, while my mind registered the drawings of Santa and his reindeer. I inquired hopefully,…
Former Calgary Stampeders alumnus and Buffalo Bills Pro Bowler Ernie Warlick died over the weekend at the age of 80. More: continued here
Special Vatican stamp sale to raise funds for restoration of colonnade in St …Catholic CultureThe Vatican is issuing a special series of stamps and commemorative coins in a bid to raise funds for the restoration of the famous Bernini colonnade around St. Peter's Square. With corporate sponsorships lagging in a weak economy, the Vatican is…
Vatican sells stamps to aid in restoration of Bernini's colonnade – Need to …Macleans.ca (blog)There was a time when the Catholic church sold indulgences — a piece of paper that granted sinners both partial and full pardon from punishment in the afterlife — in order to raise funds for various religious and civil projects, like…
Politico Hunting Bill Stumbles over Duck Stamps – Reason 24/7 : Reason.comReasonA major sportsmen bill to improve wildlife habitat and expand access to federal lands for hunting and fishing stumbled badly in the Senate on Monday night — the victim of an obscure budget dispute over how to count a proposed $10 increase in the…
Politico Duck stamp debate is latest dysfunctionPoliticoBut down it went — and all because of duck stamps, those artful engravings sold by the government since 1934 as a way for hunters and increasingly conservationists to support wetlands for migratory water fowl. All this in, well, a lame-duck session. More: continued here
News One Cory Booker's Food Stamp FiascoEBONY.comCory Booker (aka “America's Favorite Mayor”) has garnered a number of reactions to his announcement that he would be living off of food stamps for a week in order to increase awareness about food insecurity. Some have commended the Newark politician …Is Cory Booker's Food Stamp Pledge Out Of…
Wall Street Journal The Tea Party, Version 1.0Wall Street JournalIn August 1765, a Boston mob, enraged by the tax that was shortly to be imposed by the Stamp Act, burned an effigy of the designated distributor of stamps for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The mob also leveled what was reputed to be the future stamp……