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The Columbian 5 reasons your kids should collect stampsThe ColumbianAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Ariz., Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 kids each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski doesn't have … More: …

The Courier-Journal Mubtaahij romps in UAE Derby; on to KentuckyThe Courier-JournalMike de Kock, trainer of UAE Derby favorite Mubtaahij, was hesitant to talk about a trip to Churchill Downs before Saturday's test at the Meydan Racecourse. Now there's no question. Connections will bid for the American Triple Crown. Mubtaahij, from …

Chicago Sun-Times Republican budget plan slashes Medicare, Medicaid, food stampsWorld Socialist Web SiteThe Republican-controlled House of Representatives and US Senate went on record this week approving budget resolutions that would eviscerate basic social programs on which tens of millions of elderly, poor and sick Americans depend. The actions came …The GOP's …

(AP) — A post office has been named for a former U.S. attorney who was also Champaign County's first African-American state's attorney. Burgess was a commander of one of six African-American tank companies under General George Patton and fought in the infamous Battle of the Bulge. More: continued here

New Canaan Advertiser Opinion: Get ready, New Canaan, for the pop-up Post Office!New Canaan AdvertiserOn March 11, Tatiana Roy, marketing manager for the United States Postal Service emailed New Canaan First Selectman Rob Mallozzi III, telling him that in two weeks a 'final decision' would likely be made to determine …

-United States Postal Service officials announced plans to move out of Texarkana's federal building but say they are committed to maintaining an office in downtown Texarkana. More: continued here

Greenwich Time While eligible, thousands denied Massachusetts food stampsPress HeraldBOSTON — Efforts to modernize the state's food stamp program and weed out fraud have left thousands of eligible residents without benefits, according to advocates for the poor. The problems were created by a new data-mining program that matches food …Report: Effort …

Texarkana post office movingArkansas OnlineTEXARKANA –United States Postal Service officials announced plans to move out of Texarkana's federal building but say they are committed to maintaining an office in downtown Texarkana. Postal Service spokesman McKinney Boyd said the relocation is …and more » More: continued here

IllinoisHomePage.net Post office renamedIllinoisHomePage.netThe post office on Green Street has been re-named after James Burgess, Jr. His family says the spot is fitting. They say he spent his life serving people. And when you think about what the post office does, it connects people from all over. So now his …

Bill Stamps fatally shot near Maywood homeWLS-TVSuburban businessman Bill Stamps was shot and killed Thursday night as he sat in his car outside of his Maywood home, police said. "I don't know how I'm going to go on without him. He was my life," said Selena Stamps, victim's widow. Moments …