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Groups immortalised on stamps
The Press Association – Four of the country's best known traditional Irish music groups have been immortalised in a new stamp collection. The images of renowned acts, Planxty, … |
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Donnelly wants farm bill, food stamps kept togetherFort Wayne Journal GazetteFunding for food stamps has overshadowed agriculture policy in congressional debate about a five-year farm bill. The Senate this week rejected farm-bill amendments to cancel food-stamp spending reductions, make greater spending cuts and turn the … More: continued here
Saskatchewan Roughriders’ first visit to McMahon Stadium this CFL season comes at a crucial time for the club. The Grey Cup finalist the last two seasons is in danger of missing the playoffs. More: continued here
Stamp thief gets prisonSo Md NewsA Lanham man, who was a Charles County postmaster, was sentenced to nine months in prison Monday for stealing thousands of dollars in stamps, … More: continued here
Say you’re philosophically opposed to food stamps. Let’s say you feel better about yourself by calling those who’ve hit hard times freeloading parasites. Suppose the very idea someone somewhere may be cheating the system is enough for you to support snatching all subsidized sandwiches out of the hands of your fellow Americans. Imagine that right…
Washington Post (blog) Stamp enthusiasts share mixed but passionate views on future of stampsWashington Post (blog)The U.S. Postal Service's watchdog has asked Americans who care about stamps to weigh in on their future: And hundreds have. Since Inspector General David Williams's office asked for opinions on its blog about whether stamps should become more … More:…
Bloomberg Rich NJ county among national leaders in rising food stamp clientsBangor Daily NewsHunterdon, whose 2010 median household income of $97874 was the highest in New Jersey and fourth-highest in the country, saw food-stamp usage surge 513 percent between 2007 and 2010. The percentage of US households using food stamps more than doubled …Census: Hunterdon…