Chicagomag.com Students hungry and hurtingCharlotte ObserverNew research suggests that's especially true for students from families on food stamps, perhaps because life gets more stressful as benefits run out. Modifying the food-stamp program so that benefits are paid out twice, rather than once, a month could …Idaho's Food Stamp Enrollment Continues to RiseThe Epoch TimesAgainst the…
Two royal kraal stamps in 'official' use in EkufinyeniTimes of SwazilandBy BONISILE MAKHUBU on April 07,2012 MALKERNS – Confusion reigns in the community of Ekufinyeni as there are two royal kraal stamps that are in 'official' use. Although they are different, both stamps bear the name of Indvuna Lusendvo Fakudze who is … More: continued…
US Sen. Lugar, D-Ind., Reintroduces Bill To Cut Farm Support, Food StampsVendingMarketWatchRichard Lugar, D-Ind., reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for 74000 already hungry Illinois residents, including 15000 in …U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's Farm Bill Would Eliminate Food Stamps…
Final cancellation for post office; Lees Creek facility to closeWilmington News Journal, OHBy ANDREA L. CHAFFIN Despite locals putting up a fight, the Lees Creek Post Office will likely close before this summer. Cincinnati officials informed the office, located at 9 Larrick Road, that it will sell its last stamps during the last week of…
Stamps honouring the achievement of every British gold medal winner at this summer's London Olympics will be available from lunchtime the next day, Royal Mail has announced. More: continued here
Ask The Times: Historic homes torn down for Green Street post officeGainesville TimesIn March, a reader asked The Times about the historic homes demolished to clear the site for the post office on Green Street. The following is what we have learned about one of those properties. Patricia Prince used to visit her grandmother's house…
Kentucky fan has $150000 eBay quilt listingESPN (blog)… a Wildcat-themed quilt with the name of every player in Kentucky history embroidered into the fabric. That's what Darleene Wimsett, a 61-year-old from Bardstown, Ky., is selling on eBay at a starting bid of $150000, although she hopes to get more … More: continued here
The Guardian Kate Middleton and Prince William Dolls a Selling FrenzyGather Celebs News ChannelPackaged as the "William and Catherine Royal Wedding Giftset," the dolls were released on February 14—aww, Valentine's Day—for April 29 sale. Since then, reports Daily Mail, they have flown from stock by the hundreds through the pre-sale market.Are the William and Kate…
Alleged post office burglar is arrestedWKYTJimmy Acelinger allegedly jumped over the counter at the Harlan Post Office and took 850 dollars in cash and then left the scene. Acelinger was taken into custody by state police during a traffic stop in Bell County. He was then taken to Pineville …and more » More: continued here
Collection of golfer stamps is smallThe Augusta ChronicleBy Bill Kirby A lot of stamp collectors focus on themes, but if yours is golf, you have a pretty small collection. The best I can tell, only three golfers have been honored with an image on a US postage stamp. In September 1981, the US Postal Service…