BOLTON Brownie Chloe Spencer posed with one of next year’s new stamp designs after they were revealed by the Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Send stamps to a new destination for kids (Texarkana Gazette)
Dear Heloise: I have misplaced the address for stamps for children. If you would please reprint it, I would most appreciate it.—Willie Mae in Texas Willie Mae, Stamps for Children was a group that helped kids collect and learn about postage stamps, and it’s now a part of Stamp Camp …
Read More »Program offers destination for old stamps (Erie Times-News)
Dear Heloise: I have misplaced the address for Stamps for Children. If you would please reprint it, I would most appreciate it. — Willie Mae in Texas More: continued here
Read More »10 for 10: Bright spots from a decade with more than its share of bad news (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Ten bright spots from a decade that had more than its share of bad news:Scalpel, please: The growing medical-device industry — built around Smith & Nephew, Wright Medical and Medtronic — is carving out a profile as a high-paying economic engine.Big bucks from Bill: A $90 million Gates Foundation grant …
Read More »Kardashians add items to charity eBay auction – Monsters and Critics.com
Monsters and Critics.com Kardashians add items to charity eBay auctionMonsters and Critics.comKim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian have added a selection of new items to their charity eBay auction, Kim's Kloset. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Apalachicola post office to cut back hours (The News Herald)
APALACHICOLA – Beginning Jan. 11, the Apalachicola post office is going to open later and close earlier on all five weekdays, with no change on Saturdays. The move comes as part of cost cutting measures being taken throughout the county by the U.S…. More: continued here
Read More »NEW POSTAGE STAMPS TO SALUTE NEGRO LEAGUES: Mother Teresa, Katharine Hepburn and Gene Autry also among 2010 honorees. (Eurweb)
*The Negro Leagues will be featured on upcoming stamps as part of the postal service’s 2010 postage program, joining the likes of Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa, Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin and Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn. More: continued here
Read More »State to review food stamp application process – Brownsville Herald
State to review food stamp application processBrownsville HeraldThe state's auditor will review Texas' food stamp application process in an effort to identify bottlenecks contributing to a …State official finds peace at Central Texas monasteryHouston Chronicleall 2 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Post Office to offer banking services – Money Market
Post Office to offer banking servicesMoney MarketThe government has launched a public consultation on new financial products that could be offered by the Post Office at over 11500 branches. …Christmas customers 'stranded in post office queues'Parcel2GoPost office queues even longer after cutsHornsey and Crouch End Journalall 3 news articles » More: …
Read More »Mother Teresa, Gene Autry on upcoming US stamps (The Indiana Gazette)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on U.S. postage stamps next year. Joining them will be Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist Winslow Homer and Adm. Arleigh Burke. More: continued here
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