Holiday greetings generate special stampsTopeka Capital JournalRoger Rake, left, and Jim Nelson look over their collection of Christmas stamps and first-day covers recently in the parlor of Crestview United Methodist Church, 2245 S.W. Eveningside Drive, where the Topeka Stamp Club holds its monthly meetings. Back … More: continued here
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Glitches in a new computer system could leave some county residents hungry for Christmas. The NCFAST computer program – Families Accessing Services through Technology – has instead been too slow, say the people whose food stamp eligibility it was designed to re-certify. More: continued here
One Out of Every 6.5 Americans Is on Food StampsNational Review Online (blog)The new all-time record number of recipients, 47.7 million (up from 31.6 million when Obama took office) exceeds the combined populations of Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, … More: continued here
Computer glitch leaves families on food stamps hungryFayetteville ObserverThe NCFAST computer program – Families Accessing Services through Technology – has instead been too slow, say the people whose food stamp eligibility it was designed to re-certify. "There's going to be kids that are not going to be able to have a good … More: continued…
Tamms Faces Closure of Post OfficeWSIUThe village may lose its post office on December 28. A lease disagreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the local office building's owner might shut off mail service to the Alexander County town. A Postal Service spokesperson said this does not … More: continued here
Alvaton, Kentucky, post office building to be auctionedThe Courier-JournalBOWLING GREEN, KY. — The building housing a small post office in south-central Kentucky is being put up for auction. The Daily News reported the building in Alvaton will be auctioned on Saturday, but that won't mean the end of postal services at the …Alvaton Post Office…
Lawmakers have spent the last few weeks scrambling to get a five-year farm bill attached to a deal that would avert $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts, dubbed the fiscal cliff. More: continued here
Geek Portal gun signed by Valve appears on Ebay for charityGeekThe replica gun you see above has been signed by the whole Valve team and is up for bids on eBay. Yes, Valve has very kindly donated an officially licensed portal gun made by NECA so that the money raised can be donated to charity….
Stamps.com Named to Software Magazine's 30th Annual Software 500 ListMarketwire (press release)EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire – Dec 21, 2012) – Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP), the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 customers, today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine's ranking of the world's …and more » More: continued here