Postage rates will increase in 2011, with first-class stamps rising from 44 cents to 46 cents starting in January, pending approval by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the US Postal Service announced Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of cost-cutting, revenue-raising moves the USPS has made as it confronts plummeting service, out-of-control health-care and pension costs, and a massive budget …
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Letter: Farm bill funds food stamps, tooAlbany Times UnionThe front-page article "Dairy farmers await passage of farm bill," Nov. 17, includes a passing mention of the fact that the food stamp program also is funded in this bill. In the last 10 years, the percentage of people living below the poverty line and … More:…
Win RAF stamps!www.solihullnews.net, UK –4 minutes agoIT'S chocks away as Royal Mail celebrates the fascinating history of Royal Air Force uniforms with six new stamps. RAF Uniforms is the second in the … More: continued here
Atlanta Journal Constitution A Walmart Shopping Frenzy After Food Stamp Cards MalfunctionTIMEA technical glitch that eliminated spending limits on the debit cards used for food stamps set off a bizarre shopping frenzy at Walmart stores in Louisiana on Saturday night, local CBS affiliate KSLA reports. Customers cleared shelves and police were …EBT benefit card glitch…
The Boston Globe Foxborough charter school collects 11 million stamps to honor …The Boston GlobeTen years ago, Foxborough Regional Charter School launched an effort to collect 11 million postage stamps to commemorate each life lost during the Holocaust. On Sunday, the public school will hold an open house to display 18 pieces of student art…
Mize honored on Medal of Honor stampGadsden TimesA press release from the United States Postal Service said the first side of the four-page design highlights historical photographs of the Korean War Medal of Honor recipients who were alive at the time the stamp sheet was designed along with two stamps.Three Alabamians among Korean War veterans…
Farm bill follies: 80% of $955B for funding of food stampsWashington TimesAlmost 80 percent of the Senate's proposed farm bill — a $955 billion measure — will be used to pay for food stamps in the coming decade. “The trillion-dollar farm and food stamp bill should not be called the 'Farm Bill,” said Heritage Action…