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US stamps to mark 100 years of cherry trees giftThe Japan TimesWASHINGTON — The US Postal Service will issue two stamps next year on the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington of more than 3000 cherry trees by Yukio Ozaki, the mayor of Tokyo at the time. The "Cherry …

Ex-Spur Haislip racking up passport stampsProject SpursSpur for a minute Marcus Haislip is back from China, deciding where to play next. Since leaving the San Antonio Spurs, Haislip has been all over. According to a story from his hometown paper of the Marshall County Tribune, Haislip went to Greece to …

A 31-year-old Prior Lake man has been charged with making fake postage meter stamps for nearly three years before getting caught. Andre G. Mehilove appeared Tuesday in federal court in St. Paul on a charge of making counterfeit postage stamps. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service will issue two stamps next year on the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington of more than 3,000 cherry trees by Yukio Ozaki, the mayor of Tokyo at the time. The “Cherry Blossom Centennial Forever Stamps” create a single, panoramic view of the cherry trees …

As food-stamp use surges, Republicans want cutsAlbany Times Union (blog)As estimated one in seven Americans, about 45 million people, participates in the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka food stamps), a figure that has doubled in the past decade. According to The Economist: Republican … More: continued here

Battle of Alberta on tap in Calgary this Saturday nightLos Angeles TimesWhile the Stamps have shown over the past couple years that they can be a highly-efficient team, the Esks are playing with some new life under first- year head coach Kavis Reed. Edmonton is clicking on all cylinders right …

Stamps just another opponent to beat to Esks coach ReedEdmonton JournalSlotback Fred Stamps was a nonparticipant for all three shellackings owing to a shoulder injury, but he shared his teammates' pain just the same. "It was harder to watch," Stamps said Tuesday. "Somehow, it's always harder to watch from the …

Contact: Mark Saunders, 202-268-6524, mark.r.saunders@usps.gov More: continued here

China Daily Chinese folk art stamps debut in PingdingshanChina DailyBy Fu Bo ( chinadaily.com.cn ) A set of special stamps featuring the Majie Folk Art Fair debuted in Baofeng county, Pingdingshan, Henan province on July 8, 2011. The set consists of four stamps worth 1.2 yuan each. They feature performances …

Be the ball … focusToronto SunFor a team struggling offensively during games, a lack of concentration isn'ta good sign, especially since the Stamps are trying to replace two key parts. With both fullback Rob Cote (knee) and receiver Arjei Franklin (broken ribs) out, the Stamps have …Battle of Alberta is …