Jan 24
Continuing his fight against costly food stamp fraud and abuse, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting an immediate explanation of the USDA’s oversight procedures combating food stamp fraud. Sen. Sessions’s move came in response to a USDA press release …
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Jan 15
“Can I get rich collecting stamps?” many aspiring stamp collectors wonder. well…probably not. Most philatelic hobbyists never get rich from their stamps. Rather, they collect for the sheer joy of their collection, for the thrill of searching for the stamps, for the beauty of the finished collection, and for the camaraderie with other collectors. That …
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Jan 09
Owning a home is an achievable goal, with planning You may have to move home to save, or buy with friend Setting up a separate home deposit account can help THEY are often accused of wanting it all now, so how can members of Generation Y save a deposit for their first home? Resi Mortgage …
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Jan 03
In today’s world, it is playing the race card. There are two notable miscreants in the news today. the first is Eric Holder, who, in a weekend interview, suggested that criticism of his job performance in relation to fast and Furious and other issues is–sometimes, anyway–racist: Mr. Holder contended that many of his other critics …
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Dec 16
On Nov. 15 at 11:30 p.m., a burglary to a residential home on Lanza Avenue was reported. the victim said when he returned home from work he felt a draft in the apartment and saw that the window was smashed and open in the rear bedroom. Items missing included jewelry and collectable coins totaling more …
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Nov 21
when East Watertown resident Susan Schwab found out the East End’s post office could be closing, rather than sit back in disappointment, she decided to do something about it. Residents will have a chance to tell federal officials to save the post office at a meeting scheduled for Nov. 10 at the Watertown Middle School, …
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Nov 17
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – NORTH SHORE – the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is expanding customer access to its products and services across Staten Island. “It’s not about brick-and-mortar post offices anymore, as postal products move online and into retail outlets, grocery stores, office supply chains, and pharmacies. We want to make it easier and more …
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Nov 13
November 3, 2011 – By Flavia Potenza Top O’ Topanga is no longer a trailer park, if ever it was, but a gated community. PHOTOS BY ANTHONY VEREBES, MESSENGER, 2011 Stamp needs no improvement. Metallic Powders such as Gold, Silver, Bronze or Pewter can be used with the embossing inks, either tinted or clear. The …
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