Newt Gingrich came under fire from the NAACP Friday for saying he would speak to the group and tell them why the black community should “demand paychecks” instead of food stamps. More: continued here
Ceylon Daily News LTTE stamps on French democracyCeylon Daily NewsWhat was exposed last week was the successful abuse by these groups of the democratic freedoms of their host country to defraud the state, and use a state authorized institution to raise funds through the release of postage stamps and also spread the …Pro-tiger stamps by…
New York Times (blog) Gingrich Distorts Food Stamp FactsHuffington Post (blog)"The fact is, if I become your nominee we will make the key test very simple: Food stamps versus paychecks," said Gingrich hoping to appeal to conservative white voters in New Hampshire and in upcoming primaries in South Carolina, Florida and other …What Newt said…
The Verdi Post Office remains shuttered after a Christmas day arson. More: continued here
Decisions on Future of Verdi Post Office Expected by Next WeekKOLORight now their nearest post office – the Peavine location – is seven miles away. “It's difficult because you only have certain times you can get your mail,” Verdi resident Kelly Graham said. “It's also kind of a hassle to drive eight miles into town…
ABC News (blog) Kate Middleton Turns 30: How Will She Celebrate?ABC News (blog)The UK's Daily Mail got royal watchers buzzing with a Jan. 5 article speculating that Kate's younger sister, Pippa Middleton, and royal brother-in-law, Prince Harry, were planning a blowout, '80s themed party at a “secret pop-up venue” in London. …Security plans revealed for…
New owner says old post office will make a good restaurantHudson Star ObserverBut he says the old Hudson post office at 225 Locust St. will be the best of the three restaurants he has started. Russell Evenson has already made restaurants out of two buildings that had prior uses. But he says the old Hudson…
Around The Classical Internet: January 6, 2012NPR (blog)by Anastasia Tsioulcas Paypal has confirmed a story that seemed at first to be too wild to be true: They told a customer to destroy a violin after a contentious eBay transaction. The instrument's provenance was disputed (though incorrect labels aren't …and more » More: continued here
Gingrich contradicts self on “food stamps” racial connotationSalonNow he's making it explicit By Alex Pareene When Newt Gingrich, last May, called Barack Obama “the most successful food stamp president in American history,” everyone understood what he meant. But when David Gregory asked Gingrich to be more explicit …and more » More: continued here
A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he picked up a package containing seven pounds of marijuana at the post office in Willimantic, police said. More: continued here