Feb 19
By: Chief Photojournalist Joy Greenwald With only a population of 62, Hartville Wyo. has no florist or fine jeweler. No place to buy heart-shaped boxes full of Chocolates. but for the past 15 years the Hartville Post Office has found its own way to put a romantic spin on the Holiday by using a heart-theme …
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Feb 18
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed the “elite” national media for distorting what he said about blacks and food stamps. “You guys have distorted what I said,” Newt said on CBS’ “The Early Show” Friday, denying that he said blacks should be satisfied with food stamps. CBS and other outlets reported Thursday that Gingrich said …
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Feb 14
Most of the people who are into stamp collecting start it almost instantaneously. just imagine that you got a mail and liked the stamp on it. you kept it with you. Unknowingly, a liking for the species ‘stamps’ has developed in you. this slight liking may then germinate into a hobby over time. no matter …
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Feb 14
That Canada Post would create a stamp to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was a foregone conclusion. but what kind of stamp would it be? The omens weren’t good. Their last jubilee offering, back in 2002 for the golden anniversary, was a graphic mess that featured a stolid formal portrait of the Queen placed …
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Feb 12
This concept art for a 2015 stamp celebrates NASA’s new Horizons mission to Pluto. By Alan Boyle The next three years just might be prime time for poor little Pluto, thanks to NASA’s new Horizons mission — and if the leaders of that mission are successful, a brand-new Pluto postage stamp will be part of the celebration. But …
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Feb 07
The work of eight artists with autism from around the world will be emblazoned on a series of postage stamps launching in April in honor of World Autism Awareness Day. The United Nations Postal Administration will issue eight autism awareness stamps starting April 2. (Courtesy: U.N. Postal Administration) The stamps will be issued by the …
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Jan 29
stamp set – 1 value In 2003, at the joint initiative of the European Commission and the Council of Europe it was celebrated the European Day of Civil Justice for the first time. The celebration of this day aims to approach the civil justice to the citizens and to expand the understanding sphere of the …
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Jan 22
Courtesy JCM2012 by Valerie WellsJanuary 18, 2012Michael Steiner screened about three dozen films for the upcoming Jewish Cinema Mississippi 2012 film festival. As co-chairman of the January event, he and the other screening committee members narrowed that batch of 30-something movies down to four that they consider to be the best in recent Jewish and …
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Jan 18
My question was always, “Why do we live with problems we can solve?” On the 5th of December this year, guests filed into the grand old Swedish Parliament for the 32nd right Livelihood Award (RLA) ceremony. Jakob von Uexkull (pictured below), the Award’s founder, gave the opening speech and presented the awards to the four …
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Jan 13
Published on Wednesday 11 January 2012 11:48 A COUPLE who discovered pre-15th century artefacts beneath their house are planting a time capsule on behalf of their village. Seamus Waldron, 41, of Church Street, Quainton, and his partner Patrina Law, bought the house next door with the intention of knocking through the adjoining wall. However upon …
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