Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) — The State Stamp Bureau of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued four kinds of stamps in commemoration of the 30th Olympic Games in London. More: continued here
Read More »Brock and Tecumseh reunited on 1812 commemorative stamps – Canada.com
Brock and Tecumseh reunited on 1812 commemorative stampsCanada.comThe stamps are the first in a series of souvenir issues to be unveiled by the postal agency over the next three years to mark the bicentennial of the 1812-1814 war. The Brock and Tecumseh stamps go on sale at post offices across …
Read More »The Professor Is On Food Stamps – Care2.com (blog)
The Professor Is On Food StampsCare2.com (blog)While that is a small number in comparison to the total 44 million people nationally who received food stamps or some other form of public aid, hearing about Ph.D.'s subsisting on food stamps undermines the routinely-repeated claim that the more …Record Number of Ph.D's …
Read More »Brock and Tecumseh reunited on 1812 commemorative stamps
Nearly two centuries after they died as allies thwarting an American invasion of Canada, the country's pre-eminent War of 1812 battlefield heroes — British general Sir Isaac Brock and aboriginal chief Tecumseh — have been reunited in a set of commemorative stamps to be issued next month by Canada Post. …
Read More »House opens debate on how to replace Pentagon cuts – Washington Post (blog)
The Daily Star House opens debate on how to replace Pentagon cutsWashington Post (blog)1 with a series of more targeted budget cuts to food stamps, health programs, consumer protection and other social services — a party-line vote that opens a week of House debate over the package. The House Budget …
Read More »Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday May 12 – HamletHub
Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday May 12HamletHubConnecticut Food Bank is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) on Saturday, May 12, to Stamp Out Hunger. Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive, representing 1300 local …
Read More »South Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pills
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »Missing: $400 purse holding $800 cash, plus food stamp cards – Human Events
Missing: $400 purse holding $800 cash, plus food stamp cardsHuman EventsAlso missing were the woman's food stamp cards. (Emphasis mine.) The sad part is that the food stamp cards were probably worth more than the purse, wallet, and cash. It bears repeating, as both a critique and a warning of …
Read More »Number Of PhD Recipients Using Food Stamps Surged During Recession: Report – Huffington Post
Fox News Number Of PhD Recipients Using Food Stamps Surged During Recession: ReportHuffington PostThe number of PhD recipients on food stamps has more than tripled between 2007 and 2010, according to the Urban Institute. In this photo, a man is dwarfed by the Columbia University Library as he sits outside …
Read More »Real SNAP Stories – Huffington Post
Real SNAP StoriesHuffington PostHowever, even as families knocked off course by the economic downturn fight to get back on their feet, Congress is considering slashing funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).Reforming the Fastest Growing Government Welfare ProgramHeritage.org (blog)all 2 news articles » More: continued …
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