Rare stamps offer insight into history (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Electronic mail may have reduced the volume of snail mail at the post office, but stamp collecting lives on in Dumaguete City.
More: continued here
Electronic mail may have reduced the volume of snail mail at the post office, but stamp collecting lives on in Dumaguete City.
More: continued here
The Detroit News Republicans Hint At Food Stamp Reform But Stop Short Of Calling For OverhaulDaily CallerRepublicans in Congress are not likely to make major cuts to food stamps, according to the final report from the House Committee on Agriculture on the welfare program, which indicates how the next Congress will approach the program. More…
New postage stamps honour Wales and St DavidNews Wales, UKFour new postage stamps celebrating Wales and St David’s Day will be on sale from next Thursday. A new first class stamp features the Welsh flag and an 81p long format stamp shows a stunning illustration of St David himself by artist Clair Melinsky. … More: continued…
Store owners charged with using counterfeit cigarette tax stampsCT PostBRIDGEPORT – Three area store owners were arrested after police said they found counterfeit tax stamps on cartons of cigarettes during inspections by the state Department of Revenue Services. They said the phony stamps deprived the state of thousands … More: continued here
Wall Street Journal Food Stamps Shouldn't Pay for Junk – WSJ – Wall Street JournalWall Street JournalThe Food Stamp Program started as a way to help people whose shelves were empty. It certainly helped my family. My mother was a single parent who struggled to make ends meet in wealthy Darien, Conn., during the 1970s….
LINK Card, aka food stamps, worth twice as much at farmers markets through …ABC7Chicago.comJune 8, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was encouraging Chicago families to shop at farmers markets and take advantage of LINK Up Illinois, a program that doubles the value of food stamp purchases made at farmers markets. More: continued…
Wisconsin Dem Makes Food Stamp Plea With CheeseDaily CallerWisconsin Rep. Evan Goyke, a Democrat, handed out cheddar cheese Thursday in an effort to oppose an upcoming vote to reform food stamp benefits in the state. The bill, which was introduced by Republican Rep. Rob Brooks would limit what foods could be … More: continued here