Postal Service stuck with millions of 'Simpsons' stampsAnchorage Daily NewsLast Modified: August 22nd, 2012 11:20 AM. WASHINGTON — The money-losing U.S. Postal Service guessed that TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family were twice as popular as Elvis Presley when it came to sales of commemorative stamps. More: continued here
Stamps' new lineman talks a good gameRegina Leader-PostStamps' new lineman talks a good game. By Kristen Odland, Postmedia News August 21, 2012. Tweet. Comment. 0. Story; Photos ( 1 ). Calgary Stampeders offensive lineman Obby Khan took a quick breather as he ran through plays with the team during … More: continued here
Scranton cops: Food stamps theft spurs fightsScranton Times-TribuneWhat started as a 17-year-old girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend possibly stealing food stamps from an elderly woman Saturday night turned into three fights in the Valley View Housing Complex early Sunday – complete with machetes and people biting each … More: continued here
D'oh! Postal Service stuck with 682 million 'Simpsons' stampsThe Salem News"If the Postal Service can't address a simple matter such as determining how many commemorative stamps to produce, it shows they can't address the larger problems," Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, said. "Unfortunately, even … More: continued here
The money-losing U.S. Postal Service guessed that TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family were twice as popular as Elvis Presley when it came to sales of commemorative stamps. As Homer would say, "D'oh!" More: continued here
ThinkProgress Expanding Access To Food Stamps Could Help Combat HIV EpidemicThinkProgressResearchers at the University of California, San Francisco suggest that ensuring access to nutritious food — particularly through increased levels of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a government assistance program …and more » More: continued here
China has blocked Internet searches for the term "body double" after web users expressed suspicions that convicted murderer Gu Kailai used a stand-in at her court hearings. More: continued here
The U.S. Postal Service, which printed 1 billion stamps featuring characters from "The Simpsons" in 2009 to commemorate the program's 20-year-run on Fox, finds itself left with 682 million. More: continued here
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Simpsons stamps wasted $1.2 million for Postal Service, report saysWashington PostSomeone at the U.S. Postal Service guessed that commemorative stamps featuring TV cartoon character Homer Simpson would be twice as popular as those of Elvis Presley. In a move that wasted $1.2 million in printing costs, the Postal Service produced 1…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com D'oh! US Postal Service stuck with 682 million Simpsons stampsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comThe money-losing U.S. Postal Service guessed that TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family were twice as popular as Elvis Presley when it came to sales of commemorative stamps. As Homer would say, “D'oh!” In a move that…