BBC News Stamp price rise plans are affordable, says Royal MailBBC NewsPlans to increase the prices of stamps will not lead to an "affordability issue", the Royal Mail chief executive has told MPs. Moya Greene told the Commons' Business Committee that the cost of stamps would have to rise. Regulator …
Read More »New stamp upsets local tribe – Morgan Hill Times
New stamp upsets local tribeMorgan Hill TimesThe cemetery archway is the first thing Ramirez, who now lives in San Jose, sees when she studies the Carmel Mission Express Mail stamp recently unveiled by the US Postal Service. Created in “honor of nearly 250 years of California history,” the design … …
Read More »The Bay Area’s Leading Source for Antique Appraisal Michaan’s Auctions … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The Bay Area's Leading Source for Antique Appraisal Michaan's Auctions …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Special Delivery of Stamps and Postcards to the Bay Area's Michaan's Auctions Alamada, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2012 The Michaan's Auctions Stamp and Coin Sale is slated for March 5, 2012 and will offer a vast …
Read More »Christmas stamp help for poorer – The Press Association
BBC News Christmas stamp help for poorerThe Press AssociationThe Royal Mail is planning to keep stamp prices this Christmas the same as last year for people of "modest" means, the postal group's chief executive revealed. Moya Greene said she realised any increase in stamp prices was a problem for some …
Read More »Secondary Sources: Cash Instead of Food Stamps, Middle-Class Jobs, Europe – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Secondary Sources: Cash Instead of Food Stamps, Middle-Class Jobs, EuropeWall Street Journal (blog)By Phil Izzo –Cash Not Food Stamps: Ed Glaeser says cash is better than food stamps at helping the poor. “Vilification of welfare recipients makes it particularly hard to make the case for entrusting them with unrestricted cash, …
Read More »Secondary Sources: Cash Instead of Food Stamps, Middle-Class Jobs, Europe
A roundup of economic news from around the Web. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps stop streak, take game one – Williams Lake Tribune
Stamps stop streak, take game oneWilliams Lake TribuneWilliams Lake Stampeders netminder Justin Foote stops Smithers Steelheads centre Darryl Young on the doorstep Saturday night during a 1-0 shutout win at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. With the win Williams Lake takes a 1-0 series lead in the …and more » More: …
Read More »USDA cracks down on food stamp fraud – FederalNewsRadio.com
USDA cracks down on food stamp fraudFederalNewsRadio.comBy Jolie Lee The US Department of Agriculture is taking a harder line on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. USDA is increasing the documentation that stores who participate in SNAP … More: continued …
Read More »Cash Is Better Than Food Stamps in Helping Poor: Edward Glaeser – Bloomberg
Cash Is Better Than Food Stamps in Helping Poor: Edward GlaeserBloombergMore about Edward Glaeser Newt Gingrich has been castigated for referring to President Barack Obama as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” I, too, dislike the former House speaker's inflammatory phrasing. Yet I am also troubled by the …and …
Read More »Stamps stop streak, take game one
Justin Foote stopped 35 shots Saturday to help lead the Williams Lake Stampeders to a 1-0 win over the Smithers Steelheads. More: continued here
Read More »