Obesity and food stamps in Newark: A Q&ANJ.com (blog)Next year, 4 million people will be kicked off food stamps entirely if House Republicans have their way. Those booted would include low-income seniors, children and unemployed people actively looking for work. Others will see their benefits sharply … More: continued here
Read More »Stamps pound Bombers in 38-11 victory
In every profession, some days on the job rank as more mundane than others. Firefighters respond to calls of smoke from pots on the stove rather than three-alarm blazes that threaten human life. Police officers tend to nuisance burglar alarms rather than front-page crimes. In terms of football, the playoff-bound …
Read More »Stamp Collecting: Stamps from other countries a good way to start a collection – State-Journal.com
Stamp Collecting: Stamps from other countries a good way to start a collectionState-Journal.comI'm constantly amazed at the variety of thematic possibilities stamp collecting offers. There is truly something for everyone. Many people focus on certain countries because their family came to the United States from that particular country or they …
Read More »Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morning
The Benson Post Office was robbed Saturday morning by a man who fired at a Good Samaritan as he followed the robber getting away, according to Maryland State Police. More: continued here
Read More »Cutting the Lean From Food Stamps – New York Times
New York Times Cutting the Lean From Food StampsNew York TimesMany years ago a Korean man named Francis An arrived in New York via Argentina and observed that many communities in the city lacked the sort of grocery stores that could supply immigrants with the foods they were accustomed to …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation: Labour accuses Vince Cable of sell-off at £1bn below … – Mirror.co.uk
Royal Mail privatisation: Labour accuses Vince Cable of sell-off at £1bn below …Mirror.co.ukBut Mr Umunna warns that the Royal Mail could be significantly undervalued amid suggestion just two of its prime sites in central London could fetch a total of £1.5 billion from developers. He says the business has 2,000 …
Read More »‘Mauritius’ gets stamp of approval – Examiner.com
'Mauritius' gets stamp of approvalExaminer.comMauritius is an actual tiny island nation that once was the only known home to the now extinct dodo bird, but in the world of philately – known colloquially as stamp collecting -it is the source for the two most coveted stamps ever produced, the so …
Read More »Privatised Royal Mail may avoid tax for up to 10 years
ROYAL MAIL may pay no tax in Britain for the next five to 10 years after building up a giant backlog of tax credits. The expected tax holiday has revived the row over the privatisation of the state-owned postal service. More: continued here
Read More »Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morning – Baltimore Sun
Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morningBaltimore SunAt about 9:41 a.m., troopers from the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police responded to the Benson Post Office at 108 Connolly Road for a report of an armed robbery. , Benson, Harford County, Maryland for an armed robbery. The suspect displayed …
Read More »Joplin Stamp Club Holds Annual Showcase – KOAM-TV
Joplin Stamp Club Holds Annual ShowcaseKOAM-TVA number of postcards and stamps are put on display in Carthage for area collectors. The stamp club in Joplin hosted the event. Collectors traveled from the Four States to California to sell items they've had over the years. The exhibit featured stamps… More: continued …
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