Monday, March 17, 2014: Bangor Post Office, Medicaid expansion, tax havensBangor Daily NewsI have been wanting to write this letter for about two years now concerning the extraordinary service I have received while being a frequent patron of the Bangor Post Office. I moved to Bangor over two years ago …

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SIGNPOST: How eBay quietly entered SA marketBDliveIN THE world of e-commerce in the developing world, two of the questions asked most often are “When will Amazon enter our market?” and “When will we get a local version of eBay?” It comes as a shock to many to learn that eBay …

Supportive eBay Shareholders Emerge from the WoodworkTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) — As Carl Icahn adds fire to a scorched-Earth activist campaign against eBay's (EBAY) management, board and business strategy, supportive shareholders of the company are beginning to come out and protest the billionaire activist … More: continued here

Lobster-Eating Food Stamp Recipient Refuses Hannity's Job HelpFox News (blog)The saga of a surfing, lobster-eating food stamp recipient continued on Hannity as the 29-year-old refused Sean's assistance in finding a paying job. You may remember Jason Greenslate from his interview with Bill O'Reilly's producer Jesse Watters. More: continued here

According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 98 cents out of every dollar generated by the sale of federal duck stamps goes directly to purchase or lease wetland habitat for protection in the National Wildlife Refuge System. More: continued here

Boston Globe Online marketplaces all about connectionsBoston GlobeToday, when you ask Cook what is challenging about launching a successful marketplace business — eBay, Uber, and Etsy are examples — his off-the-cuff reply is, “Everything.” He and his brother decided to call it quits last fall, and took jobs with a …

eBay boss tells workers to ignore 'noisy' Icahn's PayPal sale campaignRegistereBay chief John Donahoe has warned employees to ignore Carl Icahn's "noise" about the board and the proposed spin-off of PayPal. Icahn has been engaged in a fierce campaign to convince the online bazaar to spin off the payments firm …

EBay CEO John Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 per cent compared with 2012 More: continued here

10 Depressing Facts About Food Stamps in AmericaMotley FoolThe number of Americans who need help putting food on the table is higher than ever. A staggering 47.6 million people received food stamps last year, equating to 15% of the American population. What's causing the epidemic? The short answer is that …