Critics pan planned Pa. food-stamp asset testWausau Daily Herald(WTW) — A Corbett administration plan to require an asset test for food-stamp recipients drew sharp criticism Thursday as advocates for the poor, the elderly and food merchants warned it would harm thousands of Pennsylvanians at the margins of society … More: continued here
Based on his performance in office so far, would you say Obama deserves a …Washington PostThis Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone February 1 to 4, 2012, among a random national sample of 1000 adults, including landline and cell phone-only respondents. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error…
Emily wins top awardBeverley GuardianTen year-old Emily Sugden from Hornsea Primary School, is the winner of the North East heat in Royal Mail's young letter writer competition. Royal Mail's annual competition, now in its 36th year, aims to recognise the nation's best young letter writers … More: continued here
The Canberra Times Stamp dealer comes in from the cold with Antarctic collectablesThe Canberra TimesLetters from an aunt working in Italy prompted a childhood fascination with stamps for Melbourne businessman Tony Shields. The colourful stamps, from Rome and the Vatican, were like ''small snapshots of her life'' to a five-year-old, and piqued an … More:…
JadeCo Stamp& Hobby store moves into downtown Stevens PointWisconsin Rapids TribuneJadeCo Stamp& Hobby, now located in the former Hostel Shoppe and Portage County Democratic Party building, at 927 Main St., offers a variety of hobby supplies including stamps, role-playing games, miniatures, sports cards, coins and models. More: continued here
Palm Beach Post Seahorse-shaped Cheeto sold on eBayPalm Beach PostThe environmental group Reef Relief auctioned off a Cheeto shaped like a seahorse on Ebay to raise money. (Handout / March 12, 2012) By Tory Malmer and David Fleshler A seahorse-shaped Cheeto sold for $100 on eBay on Thursday, in a benefit to fund the …Seahorse-shaped…
Daily Mail Britain's oldest ice-cream man Adam Kelly will celebrate 90th birthday by …Daily MailNow: The man in the 'reed' van scoops his ice cream from a converted Royal Mail van. He has also used an old ambulance and a water board van …And then: Mr Kelly serves a customer from his ambulance-turned-ice-cream-van. The sweet…
Daily Republic Ethan Post Office 125th anniversaryDaily RepublicThe Ethan Post Office celebrated its 125th anniversary Thursday with an open house. Several people gathered to visit about the history of the post office and with former and current postal workers. Pictured here, from left, Craig Hansen, current Ethan … More: continued here
The West Australian PayPal Aims to Challenge Alibaba With China PaymentsBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY)'s PayPal unit aims to be the first foreign operator with a license to process electronic payments in China, allowing it to challenge local companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ALIBABZ)'s Alipay affiliate.PayPal to tap domestic e-payments market in China, IndiaReutersPayPal eyes India…
Tang Hall Post Office remains empty – a year after it 'temporarily' closed its …The Press, YorkA GOVERNMENT Minister is being urged to reopen a York post office which closed down “ temporarily” more than a year ago. York Central MP Hugh Bayley has written to Norman Lamb MP, the Lib Dem Minister responsible for…