U.S. Postal Service Debuts First-Ever Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps at Thinkery Event

Snail mail now comes with the option of “smells like summer”

"...debuting its first-ever scratch-and-sniff line, the Frozen Treats Forever stamps, designed by Margaret Berg and meant to “remind customers..."

June 20, 2018 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

Food Stamps Should Not Pay for Junk Food

Oct. 27, 2008 Postmarks

My Boss's Daughter

Ashton Kutcher suffers the price of fame with the release of this previously shelved clunker.

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...Kathy could have sat at home and collected food stamps "forever," according to Rosemary Patterson, public information officer for..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Mauritius

Theresa Rebeck's play about stamps has surprsingly high stakes, but they aren't always realized in Different Stages' production

"...half-sister who does, and who vehemently insists that the stamps "aren't [Jackie's] to sell." Jackie and Mary have the..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Holiday Wish Lists 2003

Presents for public service

"...Red River, 78701, 471-6299 • Postage (rolls of 37-cent stamps) • White copy paper, by the ream or the..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Features Feature

Holiday Wish Lists 2002

Presents for public service

"...Postage (37-cent and 60-cent stamps)..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Features Feature

Letters at 3AM: That Word 'Oligarchy'

Oligarchy is upon us, claw and beak, and has been for some time

"...roll, tens of millions of you are on food stamps, so we'll do good cop/bad cop. Our bad cops..."

July 11, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Did you know one in seven Texans use food stamps?..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

Chickens Come Home To Roost; and Cut Congress, Not Food Stamps

"...also extra-nutritious and incomparably delicious. Cut Congress, Not Food Stamps..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Hunger: Hilarious!; and Getting to Know the Right Wing

"...when he did a wild, slapstick routine on food stamps at a town hall meeting. Bauer proclaimed that much..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Lobbying for Little People

A Profile of Austin's Center for Public Policy Priorities

"...Allowing the poor easier access to food stamps will also be a key part of the Center's..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

America the Brutal

Missed Information

"...is a legal immigrant from Korea who receives food stamps, but she seems completely surprised by the suggestion that..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Travel

A trip planner for the month of March

"...Fe Visitor Centers, and will be used to collect stamps for each margarita sampled. Passports can only receive two..."

March 9, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hightower Report

Ryan rants, and a new voice of morality responds

"...has pushed feverishly for gutting America's highly successful food stamps program. Why? Because, he rants, it's a government giveaway..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Politics Gift Guide, Part II

For the pot smokers, pacifists, and stamp collectors in your life

"...U.S. Postal Service has released a stunning set of stamps to commemorate not only Lady Bird's life – she..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...were officially immortalized with the issuance of 44-cent first-class stamps and 28-cent stamped postal cards. Obviously, these stamps are..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Agribusiness, Mutant Germs, and Us; and A GOP Leader's Economic Plan

"...So that "subset of people" on food stamps whom Linder denigrates are actually his own spawn! The..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...First-class postage (roll of 100 stamps)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Public Benefits Privatization Update

Center for Public Policy Priorities reviews in new report how state's privatization of public benefits is going so far

"...eligible for social services such as Medicaid and food stamps. This system forces people through narrow access points, is..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Square Park, Fourth and Guadalupe – begins accepting food stamps Saturday, Oct. 21. Food stamp recipients can now use..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Public Benefit Problems

Health and Human Services Commission pilot program for testing new system of enrolling Texans in public benefit programs reveals problems, concerns

"...system of enrolling Texans for public benefits like food stamps, CHIP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Medicaid. Born..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

'Give' is a four-letter word: part two

"...General office supplies, stamps..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Holiday Wish Lists 2004

Presents for Public Service

"...for logo, Web site, newsletters, brochures, marketing materials, etc.• Stamps/postage• File cabinets, bookshelves, brochure racks• Laptop PCs – Pentium..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Features Feature

Holiday Wish Lists 2001

"...Stamps (postcard, first class)..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Features Feature

Public Notice

Gather 'round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items form our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000. Local organizations need you!

"...327-3250 Portable TV/VCR combo Video camera and tapes Postage stamps Gift certificates for clothing Fast food restaurant coupons/gift certificatesFoundation..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Raging Grace

Gothic-tinged immigration melodrama is neither lurid nor incisive enough

"...are not aided by a blunt-force trauma script that stamps on any sense of political subtlety. When Grace mishears..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Can Mi Trailita y Mas Revitalize "Murder Corner"?

A favorite food truck sets down roots in the community with brick-and-mortar

"...nearby Pecan Springs Elementary. "I used to get food stamps from my mom back when we still had actual..."

March 18, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Saddle up your reindeer

"...The best time to fish for trout is either..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Calls for More Aid as Food and Water Is Still Lacking

It’s not over yet

"...have people who stocked up their fridge using food stamps before the storm, and now all of that food..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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