Sportsnet.ca Stamps not expected to make a splash in free agencyOttawa CitizenBy Allen Cameron, Postmedia News February 13, 2012 9:47 PM Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel talks to the media Nov. 14, 2011, a day after their season ending loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. CALGARY — There's a profound …
Read More »Bristol Evening Post commented Fed up with long walk just to post a letter
RESIDENTS in new housing developments in Portishead are campaigning for additional post boxes, claiming they have to walk more… More: continued here
Read More »Trumbull eBay Tuesday: Chris Drury’s Early Days – Patch.com
Trumbull eBay Tuesday: Chris Drury's Early DaysPatch.comBy Aaron Leo A member of Trumbull National's Little League World Series-winning team in 1989, Drury registered 255 goals and 360 assists in 892 career games with the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. More: continued here
Read More »Florida House Panel Tosses Out Food Stamp Junk Food Ban
If you have to have food stamps to make ends meet, it looks like the state won't ban you from having a snack, munching on chips, or enjoying a candy bar. A Florida House panel stripped a provision from a bill that would have banned the purchase of so called …
Read More »Photos: Injured person removed from car at Post Office Crash, Feb. 13
A 30-year-old Sheboygan woman was hospitalized this afternoon after the car she was driving crossed… – 4:28 pm More: continued here
Read More »Missing barista’s father sets up post office box for tips, letters of support – The Republic
Alaska Public Radio Network Missing barista's father sets up post office box for tips, letters of supportThe RepublicBut KTUU also reports (http://bit.ly/zFJ8j2) that Samantha Koenig's father has set up a post office box so people can send in letters of support or tips about his daughter's disappearance. James Koenig asks …
Read More »Canada Post’s Diamond Jubilee stamp strikes all the right chords – Macleans.ca
Macleans.ca Canada Post's Diamond Jubilee stamp strikes all the right chordsMacleans.caby Patricia Treble on Monday, February 13, 2012 7:32pm – 0 Comments That Canada Post would create a stamp to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee was a foregone conclusion. But what kind of stamp would it be? The omens …
Read More »SPLC says kids denied food stamps due to Ala law – Gadsden Times
SPLC says kids denied food stamps due to Ala lawGadsden TimesAP The chief attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center has sent a letter to Alabama state officials expressing concern that officials in some counties are using the new immigration law to deny food stamps to children of illegal immigrants.and …
Read More »Town of Valentine may lose the post office at its very heart – My West Texas
Student Operated Press Town of Valentine may lose the post office at its very heartMy West TexasUS Postmaster Maria Carrasco reads a Thank You card sent to her at the Valentine, Texas post office, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The West Texas post office handles over 10 times more daily volume …
Read More »House subcommittee rejects ban on sweets for food stamps
A House panel on Monday defeated a measure that would ban food-stamp users from purchasing sweets, sodas and salty snacks. The proposal was part of a controversial bill from Rep. Scott Plakon , R-Longwood, meant to reform the electronic benefit transfer program — and promote healthy eating. Critics, however, said government had no business dictating Floridians' …
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