Three Friendswood Junior High students place in duck stamp contestUltimate Clear LakeThree Friendswood Junior High art students earned awards at the Texas Duck Stamp Competition. The statewide event is administered by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service as part of the Federal … More: continued here
FTC Files Contempt Charges Against Marketer of Credit Repair, Debt Relief …PR Newswire (press release)The FTC charged that the defendants tried to take advantage of financially strapped consumers by falsely telling them that almost anyone can qualify for food stamps, and by encouraging them to mislead the government about their finances to qualify for …and…
Look for 25th anniversary Passport To Your National Parks® stampsExaminer.comWith the Passport To Your National Parks® program celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Eastern National, the non-profit organization that owns the Passport program, has distributed hundreds of limited-term anniversary cancellation stamps… More: continued here
Reuters Wrong Statue of Liberty used on US postal stampNewsLitePostal bosses in the US have been left red-faced after it was discovered the Statue of Liberty featured on a new stamp was in fact a replica. Rather than displaying the face of the iconic New York landmark, a photo had been used of a 1997…
Cost-cutting legislators want Illinois to join a national push to fight fraud by adding identification photos to Illinois food-stamp cards, an idea that opponents say amplifies a negative stigma about food stamps and targets the poor instead of addressing the real problem. More: continued here
Canada Post unveils two Royal Wedding stampsWebWire (press release)Ottawa (ON) – Last friday, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post, unveiled two stamps—one domestic and one international—to celebrate the upcoming wedding of …and more » More: continued here
ThirdAge Stamps.com Eliminates the Hassle of USPS ® Postage Rate Increase and Helps …Marketwire (press release)This will allow Stamps.com mailing and shipping customers to conduct business seamlessly as the USPS rate increase takes effect. As of April 17th, USPS postage rates will increase across a range of denominations. While Priority Mail®, Express Mail® and …Postal…
Some legislators want Illinois to join a national push to fight fraud by adding identification photos to Illinois food-stamp cards, an idea that opponents say amplifies a negative stigma about food stamps and targets the poor instead of addressing… More: continued here
WASHINGTON – House Republicans resurrected a 1990s-era fight over food stamps in their budget approved last week, arguing that any serious attempt to cut spending must include an overhaul of government programs that help needy families pay for food. More: continued here
House Republicans resurrected a 1990s-era fight over food stamps in their budget approved last week, arguing that any serious attempt to cut spending must include an overhaul of government programs that help needy families pay for food. More: continued here