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Shop owners have accused An Post of acting like “corporate bullies” over its recent decision to restrict the sale of stamps to retailers. More: continued here

WIU Issues Its Own Set of Postage StampsTri States Public RadioBy Rich Egger A current series of US Postal Service stamps encourages people to think green. Meanwhile, Western Illinois University is using stamps to encourage people to think purple. The university has printed sheets of stamps for first class letters …

WFMY News 2 Food Stamp Friday At NIghtclub Causing Concerns In AlabamaWFMY News 2The Rose Supper Club is advertising a "Food Stamp Friday" theme night for the month of April. A flyer for the April 6, 2012 event says that entrance will be $5 with a valid food stamp card …

Irish Times Irish artist gets UN stamp of approvalIrish TimesA RECENT convert to painting, Colm Isherwood from Cork has had one of his artworks selected by the UN Postal Administration for use on a stamp marking World Autism Awareness Day. The work of eight artists from around the world features …

Russian plane crash stamps 32 livesSouth Asian News AgencyMOSCOW, (SANA): A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, killing 32 of the 43 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. The 11 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition. Russia's emergencies ministry …and more » More: continued here

Canadian Post have unveiled the images that will go on a series of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. More than 1,500 people died on April 15, 1912, when the enormous Cunard liner sank after colliding with an iceberg off Newfoundland.… [ Read …

January food stamp usage in Utah saw a nearly 30 percent increase in participation over the same period a year ago. Prior to the Great Recession, Utah had one of the lowest food stamp usage rates in the nation. Now it has one of the fastest growing. More: continued here

Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp winners include Andover youthCoon Rapids ECM PublishersThe US Fish and Wildlife Service announced the winners of the 2012 Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Contest. The Best of Show artwork was drawn by Keaton Van't Hull, age 17, St. Michael. The Minnesota Conservation Message Winner is Hannah Angell, …

KSL-TV Utahns are making more use of food stampsKSL-TVBy William E. Lewis Jr., ksl.com Contributor SALT LAKE CITY — As tough economic times continued, 46.1 million Americans — or more than 15 percent of the population — collected food stamps as of January. The number of recipients was up 0.9 …

21st Century “Green” StampsSustainable Business ForumFor some reason they reminded me of the “green stamps” that my mom used to save when I was a kid. Here's how the story begins: If you remember S&H Green Stamps you're probably over 50. If you don't, ask your parents or grandparents. More: …