Linn’s Stamp News Forty additional U.S. stamps for 2017 – Linn's Stamp NewsLinn’s Stamp NewsThe United States Postal Service has announced a new round of subjects that will be featured on U.S. stamps in the coming year.and more » More: continued here
Herald Scotland Stamps put focus on wild neighbours of the world's most remote islandersHerald ScotlandIT HAS taken its exotic name from an ill-fated sailor who never reached its shores. But the origins of the world's most remote inhabited island can be traced back to a Scots soldier who was keeping an eye on Napoleon. Residents…
New Mexico delays implementing work requirements for food stamp recipientsKRQE News 13 (blog)The Governor's Office wants to require able bodied people who received food stamps to work a certain number of hours a month. The Secretary of Human Services says it's about helping them get into the workforce and not become dependent on the aid…
CBC.ca No horsing around: Stamps, Redblacks won't have familiar mascots at Grey CupCBC.caCalgary will have to leave behind Quick Six, a horse that rides whenever the Stamps score a touchdown. Quick Six normally doesn't travel farther east than Winnipeg anyway, but his rider won't even be able to race a locally rented horse up and…
Jamaica and Mexico Issue Commemorative StampsGovernment of Jamaica, Jamaica Information ServicePhoto: Michael Sloley Two commemorative postage stamps issued by Jamaica and Mexico, as part of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The stamps feature Jamaica's Giant Swallowtail butterfly and … More: continued here
Back Talk for November 22: Food stamps; Trump doesn't pay; Split DecisionThe TrentonianI agree with you that poverty hits all colors and all backgrounds, black, white, Latino, etc. The problem is I'm working two jobs to put food on my table. I drive around a car that breaks down every other week. Then you go…
Linn’s Stamp News Forty additional U.S. stamps for 2017Linn’s Stamp NewsThe United States Postal Service has revealed a number of new stamp subjects that will be issued in 2017. These follow an earlier group of 38 stamps revealed Sept. 20, and published in the Linn's Stamp News issue of Oct. 10. The newly announced stamp …and…
CNSNews.com Soft Drinks No. 1 Purchase by Food Stamp Recipients; $357700000 From 1 Grocery ChainCNSNews.comThe dollar amount that food stamp recipients spent on soft drinks and other commodities comes from data a retailer provided to a data analysis company the federal government hired to find out what kind of foods people on foods stamps—and Americans…
Lochcarron-based scientist's images on Tristan stampsBBC NewsPhotographs taken by a Highlands-based marine biologist and diver appear in two new sets of stamps for the world's most remote inhabited island. Sue Scott, from Lochcarron, Wester Ross, has been surveying wildlife on Tristan da Cunha in the South … More: continued here
Linn’s Stamp News Vatican City stamp celebrates Pope Francis' 80th birthdayLinn’s Stamp NewsVatican City issued a €1 commemorative stamp Nov. 17 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Pope Francis. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrants Mario and Regina Sivori Bergoglio, was elected pope March …and more » More: continued…