Feb 20
THE HOUSE AND SENATE Beacon Hill Roll call records the votes of local representatives on two roll calls and local senators on four roll calls from the week of Jan. 16-20. $131 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H 3878 and S 2108) House 155-1, Senate 35-0, approved similar versions of a fiscal 2012 supplemental spending package. A …
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Feb 16
Celebrate Black History Month at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Call (313) 833-7900 or visit dia.org. all activities are free with museum admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 for students with ID, $4 for ages 6-17, and free for DIA members), unless otherwise noted. Drop-in workshops for all ages. Create a …
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Feb 08
[prMac.com] Pisa, Italy – Indie developers Francesco Chessari and Nicola Pacini today are thrilled to announce the release and worldwide availability of the updated version of Stamp Art Fever, the first title with intriguing combination of social gaming, art and stamp collecting. This update include Holiday themed collections: 60 new art-stamps to collect plus several …
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Feb 07
A Cambridge, Mass. startup is proving that technology doesn’t have to be slick or expensive, as long as it works. Diagnostics for All, a Harvard-affiliated biotech company, is developing a stamp-size tool for diagnosing diseases in parts of the world that lack hospitals and reliable electricity. With its “lab on a chip,” DFA is targeting …
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Feb 01
Crowds come out to fight mail operations transfer USPS hears comments on plan to move mail processing from Edison to Kearny BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A crowd packs the Milltown American Legion Hall for a hearing on the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to consolidate and move operations from the Kilmer Processing & Distribution Center …
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Jan 31
The following graph demonstrates the dramatic growth of dependency on federal government benefits. given the rapid increase in the established trend, any day now at least one person in more than half of all households in America will be receiving some type of government assistance. The current federal debt of $15.3 trillion is greater than the …
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Jan 24
ALTON – The great jazz musician Miles Davis has received the official stamp of approval from the U.S. Post Office. Linn’s Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part of a joint issue with France. “This is a fitting honor,” said Lee Barham, chairman …
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Jan 21
American Idol is an undeniable phenomenon, the most-watched TV show in history for seven straight seasons according to Nielsen Ratings. as it entered its 11th season on Wednesday, January 18th, another round of hopefuls is featured with all the requisite crowds and chaos. The audition shows are just as popular as the actual performance rounds, …
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Jan 21
A new Chinese postage stamp with a fierce-looking dragon that went on sale on Thursday is drawing a lot of attention and discussion over its design. Netizens posted comments on the Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo saying the image of the dragon is very inauspicious for the upcoming Lunar New Year, and that the design …
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Jan 14
He also said he’d pitch a new Social Security program aimed at helping young people, particularly African-American males, who he said get the smallest return on Social Security. Gingrich routinely lambasts President Barack Obama as the “best food stamp president in American history.” He also has spoken previously about welcoming an invitation from the NAACP …
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