WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill with an election-year expansion of subsidies for growers and food stamps for the poor. More: continued here
Some people collect stamps. Others display china teacups. Peach Bond of Eureka has been collecting nativity scenes since she was a child. ”Our family wasn’t religious,” Bond said. “My parents were teachers in Los Angeles where I grew up. More: continued here
The Royal Mail is expecting hundreds of canny customers to stock up on stamps over the next few months, before price rises are implemented in April. More: continued here
China Daily China issues Olympic commemorative stampsCCTV, China –Dec 22, 2007Since Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic, stamps with an Olympic theme have been popular among Chinese philatelists. A new set of stamps released by China …Stamps portraying Beijing's Olympic venues issuedXinhuaall 12 news articles More: continued here
Counselor opens recovery center in SterlingJournal-Advocate, CO –16 hours agoBy Stacie Miller STERLING — Sunny Stamps was working two jobs and had bought the motorcycle of her dreams, when, in a split second, a drunk driver changed … More: continued here
MSN Money UK Rush to stock up on stamps before price riseTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –Dec 21, 2007By Harry Wallop The Royal Mail is expecting hundreds of canny customers to stock up on stamps over the next few months, before price rises are implemented …First class stamps increased to 36pTelegraph.co.ukCost of stamps to go up in AprilReuters UKRoyal…
Charity appeal for used-stampsIrish Independent, Ireland –Dec 21, 2007As in other years, I am hoping to use your newspaper to publicise that I am gathering used postage stamps for charity. In the past I had a great response … More: continued here
A set of six stamps portraying Beijing’s main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. With a total face value of 8.6 yuan (about 1.2 U.S. dollars), the stamps feature the National Gymnasium, the China Agricultural Univ … More: continued here
Otis Stamps made his commitment stand on Wednesday, signing a National Letter of Intent to play football at Louisiana-Monroe next season. More: continued here
Lawyer PF law hits stamp wallCalcutta Telegraph, India –Dec 21, 2007But the question of who will sell “stamps” to raise funds for the programme has made the implementation of the law doubtful, though the government has … More: continued here