azcentral.com My Turn: The reality about food stampsazcentral.comIn a recent op-ed published in this paper ("Food stamps are about to be slashed (again)"), Angie Rodgers discussed individuals who will have additional requirements placed on them in order to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) … More: continued here
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Linn’s Stamp News Australia Post increases domestic rate to $1; issues Wildflower stampsLinn’s Stamp NewsAustralia Post issued three $1 Wildflower stamps Dec. 14, 2015, to meet the new $1 rate. The stamps depict a subspecies of rose coneflower (Isopogon formosus subsp. Dasylepis), spiny mirbella (Mirbelia spinosa) and blue devil (Eryngium …
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Sky & Telescope Solar System Featured in New US StampsSky & TelescopeBack in 1991, two years after Voyager 2 flew past Neptune, the USPS issued a set of nine stamps, one for each planet and a NASA spacecraft that had explored it. No one had yet seen Pluto up close …
Read More »Solar System Featured on New US Stamps – Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope Solar System Featured on New US StampsSky & TelescopeBack in 1991, two years after Voyager 2 flew past Neptune, the USPS issued a set of nine stamps, one for each planet and a NASA spacecraft that had explored it. No one had yet seen Pluto up close …
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CBS Local Postal Service Releases Preview of 2016 StampsCBS LocalWASHINGTON (NEWS RELEASE) – The Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program that is sure to attract the interest of fans of Sarah Vaughan, Star Trek, NASA's New Horizons mission, Trucks, Shirley Temple, flowers, soda fountain fans …Get …
Read More »Educator Jaime Escalante Being Honored in Postage Stamp – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.com Educator Jaime Escalante Being Honored in Postage StampNBCNews.comThe late educator Jaime Escalante, whose work with inner-city students was the subject of a 1988 film, is being honored with a postage stamp this year. Escalante, who died in 2010, was portrayed in the film "Stand and Deliver" by actor Edward …
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Highlands Today Postal passionHighlands TodayThe stamp was red and blue and the printing process used at the time required that each sheet of stamps be placed on the printing press for each color. Due to human error, several of the sheets were placed upside down on the second press resulting …
Read More »59K Could Soon Lose Food Stamps In North Carolina – Daily Caller
59K Could Soon Lose Food Stamps In North CarolinaDaily CallerThe protestors were asking the congressman to vote against a House farm bill that would reduce federal spending on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program by $20.5 billion and affect food stamps and other services for the poor. (Photo by Kevork … More: …
Read More »Stamps Now Cost $1 And Letters Take Longer To Arrive – Australia Network News
Australia Network News Stamps Now Cost $1 And Letters Take Longer To ArriveAustralia Network NewsBad news for the minuscule percentage of the Australian population that still send letters – sending a standard letter in Australia will now cost $1, up from seventy cents, and take two days longer to deliver. …
Read More »Advocates Say Christie’s Decision To Reinstate Work Requirements For Food … – CBS Local
CBS Local Advocates Say Christie's Decision To Reinstate Work Requirements For Food …CBS LocalPENNSAUKEN, N.J., (CBS) — Advocates for those in need say Governor Christie has other options he should seek, rather than cutting off thousands of people in New Jersey from federal food stamp benefits. The Christie administration says …
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