Feb 09
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 When Martinsville Speedway opened in 1947, bread was 13 cents a loaf and a gallon of gas was 15 cents. a postage stamp was three cents, “The Diary of Anne Frank” had just been published, “The Miracle on 34th Street” was the big draw at the movies, and President Harry Truman …
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Feb 04
By Rhian Deutrom We have mail In just three years, the island nation of Sri Lanka has emerged from a civil war eagerly anticipating a future free of bloodshed and loss.The country is already experiencing a period of economic development, tourism is expected to soar and smiles are slowly returning to people’s faces as they …
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Feb 02
In the Channel 7, ABC TV article, I spotted a paragraph that should be addressed: ”A bill by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Dennis Ross, R-Fla., waiting action in the House would allow the post office to go to five-day mail delivery, phase out lower rates for nonprofit groups, require most mail to be delivered …
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Feb 01
Two stars are blinking red on the indicator panel, signaling that the allotted speaking time has run out. Germany’s Martin Schulz is already about two minutes over his limit, but he just keeps talking. It’s mid-December, and he’s speaking about Europe’s debt crisis and the future of the European Union. Schulz is taking advantage of …
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Jan 27
To apply for benefits, or for information about the Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program, contact your local SNAP office. You can find local offices and each State’s application on our national map. Local offices are also listed in the State or local government pages of the telephone book. the office should be listed under “Food Stamps,” …
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Jan 23
RACINE – the Racine Public Library’s bookmobile set a new recordin 2011 for items checked out. The 100,000 items checked out of the bookmobile last year werethe most ever, said Bob Margis, head of circulation. “In this economy, we like to show the value of the services thatwe provide and the bookmobile is definitely a …
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Jan 21
30% of black households in Beaufort County receive food stamps, as do 37% in Orangeburg County, and a dismal 43% in Lee County. But notice something else: it’s not like the program has nothing to do with South Carolina’s whites. In the western (and most Republican) corner of the state, abutting the North Carolina and …
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Jan 20
New Year’s Day is the redundant holiday. We repeat the same resolutions every year: eat healthy, work outand never shop at Bed, Bath & beyond without a 20 percent offcoupon. The plan starts well on Jan. 1, when we jump out of bed and jumponto the treadmill. by Jan. 15 our gym shoes are mocking …
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Jan 10
Posted in: TNA Jesse Neal Comments On TNA Departure, whether he was Receiving Food Stamps By Daniel Pena Dec 28, 2011 – 10:55:39 PM Jesse Neal appeared on the Running The Ropes podcast (interview available here). Highlights are as follows:* Neal says that Christina Von Eerie (a/k/a Toxxin), his girlfriend, was never under contract to …
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Jan 07
Seal of approval collecting doesnt have to be a high priced hobby. You can enjoy obtaining stamps with reduced financial resources. Here are 12 really low-cost ways to start off stamp collecting. 1. Ask your friends to make use of commemorative stamps on their mail when they write to people. Commemorative stamps are generally larger …
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