Food stamps should not buy candy or sodaStatesman JournalRecently I stood behind a woman in line at a local grocery store. I happened to pay attention to what she was buying because it was all Red Bull Energy Drinks. I was curious at what her final cost would be because …
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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvanians seeking food stamps may soon have to pass an asset test that state officials say will help ensure the program aids those who need it most, but advocates for the poor say it may hurt people who genuinely qualify for the federal More: continued here
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Read More »:: Royal Mail Royal Shakespeare Company stamps – Communication Arts
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Read More »Postal service, stamp collectors have seen better days – HeraldNet
Postal service, stamp collectors have seen better daysHeraldNetThat's how long you have to snap up Forever stamps before they go up a penny — again — this time to 45 cents. I lost track of how much a stamp cost a few years ago. It was in 2007 when the …
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As Congress considers legislation to reform the business model of the Postal Service, it must confront a basic choice: to permit the Postal Service to function more as a business does, or constrain it from doing so. More: continued here
Read More »Thomas Sowell: Post office should face competition – Appeal-Democrat
Thomas Sowell: Post office should face competitionAppeal-DemocratThe post office is a classic example. Post offices were once even more important than Eastman Kodak, and for a longer time, as the mail provided vital communications linking people and organizations across thousands of miles. But, today, technology has …CT mail industry backs …
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Postcard stamps depicting the state’s iconic Aloha shirts will go on sale Thursday at U.S. Postal Service offices around the country. More: continued here
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