Sen. Debbie Stabenow rallies support for food stamps, passage of 2013 Farm …Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comA Senate-passed, five-year farm bill would trim around 3 percent, or about $2 billion a year, from the $80 billion-a-year federal food stamp program and let states impose new work requirements on those who receive them. The bill also strengthens…
Comicbook.com (blog) Superman Stamps From the Canada Post to Debut at Fan Expo in TorontoComicbook.com (blog)CP_SM_Stamp 4_June26 Ninety-nine years ago, Superman co-creator Joe Shuster was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada–and this weekend, the Canada Post will honor his most famous accomplishment by releasing a run of Superman postage stamps in …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail seeks Merchant Navy tales for new stamp setThe Northern EchoTHE Royal Mail is seeking veterans and descendants of crew from the North-East and North Yorkshire who sailed in the Merchant Navy over the last 200 years. The search links in with plans by the Royal Mail to release a limited edition set of…
Tampabay.com Inmates accused of smuggling drugs under stampsWFTV OrlandoInvestigators found orange squares containing Suboxone behind the stamps on the letters that had been sent to Gavin and cellmate 31-year-old Jermonte Russell Rushing. Deputies say the letters were linked to 29-year-old Kaitlyn Pergola. She was arrested …Deputies: Inmate sold drugs hidden behind postage stampsTampabay.comThree arrested for smuggling…
Potential sale of Downtown Berkeley Post Office still sparking protestKALWOne of the many post offices up for sale is the downtown Berkeley post office. Berkeley City Council voted unanimously to oppose the sale of the post office, and asked for a one-year moratorium on any decision about its sale. Berkeley mayor Tom Bates …America's Post…
Postal Service to unveil March on Washington stamp this weekWashington PostThe other two stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves, and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, the African American activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala. bus in … More: continued here
Found on eBay: 1953 Bristol 403AutoWeekRemember the time when Bristols were BMWs? That's right, a few decades ago before they became our favorite anachronisms our favorite anachronisms Bristols were based on pre-war BMW designs. And this week there's a Bristol 403 from 1953 on eBay. More: continued here
Editorial: Health reform could boost use of food stampsSacramento BeeGov. Jerry Brown in recent years has signed legislation to eliminate the major barriers to food stamp participation in California. New laws ended burdensome and humiliating fingerprint requirements for applicants. California also reduced the number of … More: continued here
Car Crashes Through Post Office Gates in ElmiraWETM-TVELMIRA , N.Y. (WETM-TV) Police on the scene of an overnight motor vehicle accident early Tuesday say two people were sent to the hospital. The one car motor vehicle accident happened sometime before 12:30 Tuesday morning. The vehicle crashed …and more » More: continued here
Daily Mail Inside the eBay train that's been converted into luxury accommodation for …Daily MailNearly 20 years on, Railholiday now lets four carriages and is in the process of restoring another five – having bought from private collectors and even snapped up vintage carriages on eBay. The Strouds discovered the hidden siding after they bought…