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LocalNews8.com 1 in 5 rely on food stamps in 5 statesLocalNews8.comNationally, about 15 percent of Americans are on food stamps. And as the economy has improved, nationwide use of the safety-net program for the most vulnerable has edged down to 46.5 million in January, about 1.2 million fewer than a …

Mark Leftly: How battling Binley put his stamp on the Royal Mail sell-off …The IndependentAccording to the script, Adrian Bailey and Margaret Hodge played the leading roles for the parliamentary inquisition into the farce that is the privatisation of the Royal Mail. As chairmen of the business and public accounts …

OTTAWA, May 2, 2014 /CNW/ – Canada Post issued five new commemorative stamps today celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The NFB has created more than 13,000 productions and won more than 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and 90 Genies. Each stamp depicts an image from one …

Rare stamps shed light on historyYour Houston NewsTexas Philately. Stamp dealer and author Charles Deaton at one of his favorite local haunts, Buffalo Grill. Texas Philately. Deaton introduced this rare Goliad stamp to the philatelic world in 1988 when he acquired it from the Moody family of Victoria. More: continued …

The postal service notified Mayor Larry Wolgast this week that it will relocate services at the building to another location, which hasn't been determined. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1iKxUyc ) Tom Samra, a postal service executive, said in a letter that the agency considered the concerns but the decision to …

On 9 May 2014, MaltaPost will issue a set of two stamps depicting traditional Maltese musical instruments. One of the stamps will also be participating in this year's EUROPA stamp competition themed -"National Music Instruments”. More: continued here

Why PayPal is eBay's most valuable assetFortuneWhile eBay (EBAY) reported a first-quarter loss of $2.3 billion this week due to a $3 billion tax charge on foreign earnings, revenue climbed 14 percent year-over-year to $4.26 billion in part because of PayPal. The thriving payments business that eBay … More: continued here

The Independent The truth of the Royal Mail sell-off? The taxpayer was taken for a rideThe IndependentFor some reason – I can't think why – this memory entered my head when I contemplated the recent Royal Mail share offering. We now know that 16 investors had preferential treatment in last …

Stamps, law office awarded for contributions to communityLynchburg News and AdvanceStamps died Feb. 28 at age 79. An English teacher who dedicated his career to educating students of Lynchburg City Schools, he was known throughout the community as a steadfast advocate for the civil rights movement. He mingled with the …

The 'Mona Lisa' of Stamps to Be Auctioned at Sotheby'sNew York TimesThe patient was a postage stamp, one of the rarest in the world, known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana. Mr. Redden, a vice president of Sotheby's, expects it to sell for $10 million to $20 million, at …