House passes bill naming De Pere post office for local soldierGreen Bay Press GazetteTheir son was killed in March 2011 when his Army Reserve unit came under small arms fire in Afghanistan. A bill to name the De Pere post office for Justin Ross was unanimously approved by the House …

Washington Post (blog) States use farm bill loophole to stem food stamp cutsWashington Post (blog)The loophole concerns a provision, known as “Heat and Eat,” that allows people to get added food stamp benefits if they also qualify for a program that helps pay heating costs for the poor. To qualify, …

Guardian Liberty Voice Walmart Says Profit Relies on Food StampsGuardian Liberty VoiceWalmart's annual report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, has revealed how much the world's largest retailer relies on food stamps for its profit. In the report, the retailer says that they foresee numerous risks for …

DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – An area post office is getting a new name in honor of one of our fallen soldiers.  The post office on 9th St. in De Pere will soon change its name to the Cpl. Justin Ross Post Office. Ross was killed in Afghanistan three years ago …

Area post office may be named for fallen soldierFox11online.comDE PERE – A post office in De Pere could soon be named for a fallen soldier from Green Bay. On Wednesday, the U.S. House approved the change to rename the building the Cpl. Justin D. Ross Post Office. The effort to …

Derby Telegraph Unite union strike threat with Derby staff at risk under Royal Mail job cutsDerby TelegraphA UNION has warned that plans by Royal Mail to axe 1,600 management roles in a drive to cut costs could spark industrial action. The company said the cuts would mainly fall on head …

FedEx Corp. (FDX) , operator of the world’s largest cargo airline, cut its 2014 profit forecast, blaming unseasonably harsh winter weather and online retailers’ sloppy packaging practices. More: continued here

Food Stamps lawsuit on #100EyesSioux Falls Argus LeaderAs you may have read on the Argus Leader website this afternoon, we received what we see as a favorable ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of appeals on our lawsuit at against the USDA over information on Food Stamps. My guest on …

Amazon.com (AMZN) Prime Leads Purchase Growth in Feb.; eBay (EBAY…StreetInsider.com (subscription)eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) visitors that shopped at the site again came to 47 percent of respondents, just about flat from the prior February. Purchasers were 23 percent, from 24 percent in January 2014, but above the annual average of 22 …

eBay tells shareholders to ignore Icahn's appealsCNETIn a letter sent on Tuesday, eBay told its shareholders to "discard any proxy card sent to you by Mr. Icahn" and instead use the "white" proxy card to elect board members chosen by the company. eBay touted its own board nominations — Fred …