Singapore Philatelic Museum ushers in LNY with dragon stamps exhibitionChannel News AsiaBy Alvina Soh | Posted: 23 January 2012 1424 hrs SINGAPORE: Three hundred dragon stamps will be showcased at the Singapore Philatelic Museum to welcome the Year of the Dragon. The year-long exhibition will run at the museum from …
Read More »South Side woman never thought she’d be on food stamps – Chicago Tribune
South Side woman never thought she'd be on food stampsChicago TribuneOn a freezing winter day in 2008, Shani Smith went to a branch office of the Illinois Department of Human Services to apply for food stamps. As she stood outside in line with her son for a couple of hours, …
Read More »Postage stamps will cost more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heading to the post office just got a little pricier. On Sunday the cost of stamps went up one penny raising the price to 45 cents. The price for a postcard is also going up 3 cents on Sunday. Those who have “forever stamps” can still use …
Read More »Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach an impasse – Washington Post
The Inquisitr Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach an impasseWashington PostFirst-class postage stamps now cost 45 cents each, a price jump that officials anticipate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. The rate increase does not affect the use of Forever stamps purchased before Sunday. …
Read More »Postal Service to issue Miles Davis stamp – Alton Telegraph
Postal Service to issue Miles Davis stampAlton TelegraphBy KATHIE BASSETT ALTON – The great jazz musician Miles Davis has received the official stamp of approval from the US Post Office. Linn's Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part …
Read More »Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach impasse – Bangor Daily News
Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach impasseBangor Daily NewsFirst-class stamps now cost 45 cents each, an increase that officials estimate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. “Forever” stamps, as the name indicates, remain valid as prices increase. The price hike came as negotiations … …
Read More »Gingrich knows how to get cheers – The Daily Advance
Boston.com Gingrich knows how to get cheersThe Daily AdvanceWatching the rowdy and rambunctious audience at the presidential debates, one would think that there are no unemployed, white lunchpail Republicans receiving food stamps in America. Oh, how the cheers and jeers went up from the boisterous crowd when …Gingrich Calling Obama …
Read More »Al Green, Katharine Lee Bates, food stamps, and ‘The Help’ – Boston.com (blog)
Al Green, Katharine Lee Bates, food stamps, and 'The Help'Boston.com (blog)Which is another way of saying that no one who's ever listened to Al Green with pleasure and appreciation might have said what Newt Gingrich did at the debate last week where he stood by his referring to Obama as …
Read More »Welfare issue makes political comeback – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Welfare issue makes political comebackChicago TribuneRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently offered to attend an NAACP convention to explain why African-Americans "should demand paychecks instead of food stamps." And he has described President Barack Obama as "the most successful food …Newt Gingrich has created a 'food stamp king,' …
Read More »Trio referred to court for forging documents with fake stamps – Gulf Today
Trio referred to court for forging documents with fake stampsGulf TodayBy Hamza M. Sengendo DUBAI: Three people confessed on Sunday of possessing a number of illegal items used in creating forged documents, including various stamps from government institutions. The accused Indians, identified as YM, 39, a jobless man …and more » …
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