As the U.S. Postal Service grapples with service cuts and massive budget shortfalls, an estimated $134.4 million dollars of its annual revenue is quietly slipping away to counterfeiters and perpetrators of other types of postal fraud.
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With Farm Bill Close to Expiring, Rhetoric Against Food Stamps ContinuesRH Reality CheckA major point of contention holding it up is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, which has been part of the Farm Bill for over fifty years. Some 47 million Americans rely on food stamps, many of whom…
Local food pantries busyFoster’s Daily Democrat, NH –4 hours agoAnother symptom of the difficult economic situation is an increase in the number of Granite Staters applying for food stamps. Terry Smith, director of the … More: continued here
Turkey stamp contest entries accepted Dec. 13-28Alexandria Echo PressArtists wishing to enter the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2013 wild turkey stamp contest must submit their entries beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, and ending at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28. Artists wishing to enter the … More: continued here
WWLP 22News Family wants answers after police shooting of grandfather in Framingham, Mass.NECN(NECN: Jennifer Eagan) – It was an emotional outburst outside the Framingham, Massachusetts home where Eurie Stamps was shot and killed by police. …Framingham man shot and killed during SWAT raidMetroWest Daily NewsSWAT shooting spurs debateBoston HeraldPolice shoot, kill man during raid in…
Canada Post Celebrates Black History MonthMSNBC –Jan 27, 2009… since 1926 and this year, Canada Post will mark the occasion with two stamps celebrating the accomplishment of Abraham Doras Shadd and Rosemary Brown. … More: continued here
Movie Buffs Have Rare Opportunity to Collect Oscar StampsPR Newswire (press release), NY –1 hour agoMovie buffs around the world now have an opportunity to lick their favourite Oscar winning actors by purchasing their own stamps of Nicole Kidman … More: continued here