A DISPUTE over whether New Yorkers should be expected to work or at least look for work if they get food stamps provides a disturbing preview of what welfare policy could become under the new Democratic monopoly in Washington. The just-passed… More: continued here
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Rare colour proofs of Indian stamps to be auctioned todayTimes of India, IndiaRare colour proofs — samples of stamps— dating back to 1948 will be going under the hammer at a German auction house on Saturday. The sting in the tale is that unlike rare stamps these colour proofs — that …
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A dozen civil rights figures to be on postage stamps. More: continued here
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A bomb scare at a Lexington post office ends with a bang. A suspicious package was found outside the post office on High Street. A police ‘robot’ was called in to shoot the bag with water at a high-pressure, demobilizing the item. More: continued here
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PARIS — EBay has temporarily renamed the yellow stars it uses to evaluate sellers on its French site after a complaint that the symbol had anti-Semitic connotations. More: continued here
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An Ebay auction of the “last” bag of Woolworths pic’n’mix has attracted bids of more than £300. More: continued here
Read More »Residents’ efforts get tiny Ferndale post office reopened in Orlando area (Orlando Sentinel)
Ferndale residents worked hard to revive their post office In this rural hamlet tucked into the rolling hills of southeast Lake County, a postage-stamp-sized post office has served as the heart of the community. More: continued here
Read More »Dozen civil rights figures to be on postage stamps – The Associated Press
NBC13.com Dozen civil rights figures to be on postage stampsThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen civil rights pioneers take their places of honor on US postage stamps Saturday. The six 42-cent stamps are being dedicated in New York and are going on sale nationwide. The stamps honor the achievements …
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