WGNO Should Food Stamps be Used to Buy Soda? Study Says NoWGNOWASHINGTON (CNNMoney) – Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting …

Shopping center to replace former San Marcos post officeAustin American-StatesmanWhat was once a post office in the heart of downtown San Marcos will be redeveloped into a shopping center anchored by Austin-based Torchy's Tacos. The building, at 301 N. Guadalupe St., has been vacant for more than a year after …

Canada Post may be moving the post office out of Tyee Plaza. City council received a letter from the corporation May 21, explaining that Canada Post is considering relocating the post office to its delivery operations building on Ironwood Street which is next to Shar-Kare. More: continued here

CNNMoney (press release) Food stamp soda ban can save 141000 children from obesityCNNMoney (press release)Basu started the study to explore criticism that the federal food stamp program, officially called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), subsidizes the purchase of sugary drinks that offer no nutritional value. 1 in 5 rely on …

eBay CEO: PayPal Will Have to Integrate Digital CurrenciesCoinDeskJohn Donahoe, CEO of online e-commerce marketplace eBay and its subsidiary PayPal, has once again hinted strongly that he sees the integration of bitcoin into his companies' offerings as inevitable. His new statements suggest that bitcoin may be more … More: continued here

Ebay adds to cyber war worry as hackers grab shopper dataFinancial TimesRetailers are rushing to shore up their defences against cyber criminals after hackers targeting eBay were able to access passwords, phone numbers, addresses and other personal data on the retail website. The attack against eBay is the latest cyber …

A post office in South Norwood was reportedly robbed at gunpoint this morning. More: continued here

Should you be allowed to buy soda with food stamps?wtvr.comWASHINGTON – Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting fat and another …

Lathrop Post Office on chopping blockClinton county leaderResidents in Lathrop received a shock this week, finding one of their local services on the chopping block. The US Postal Service is considering cutting services at the Lathrop Post Office as part of its POST Plan – a nation-wide review of services …

Study shows banning soda purchases using food stamps would reduce obesity …Scope (blog)Nutrition researchers and some politicians have advocated for a ban on buying sugar-sweetened drinks with food stamps but the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the program, is under tremendous pressure from beverage company lobbyists to keep … More: …