NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Downtown Fort Worth Post Office Closer to MovingNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"Oh yeah, it's gorgeous," said Phillip Arthur of Fort Worth about the post office. From the outside, with it's lion sculptures, to the inside and it's marble floors, columns and intricate details, the downtown post office is arguably a work of…
Can Amazon and EBay Learn From Alibaba?BloombergDec. 3 (Bloomberg) –- Shaun Rein, managing director at China Market Research Group, discusses what Chinese consumers buy online and compares Alibaba to Amazon and EBay. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's “Bloomberg West. More: continued here
New Route to Stop Sale of Berkeley, Calif., Post OfficeWall Street JournalThe Postal Service over the summer began moving ahead with a plan to sell its 1914 Beaux-Arts post office in the heart of Berkeley near the old city hall and a park named after Martin Luther King Jr. The move drew howls from residents…
* For first time, Lucas says "next year" for farm bill * Food stamps is central issue in long-delayed legislation * Republicans see more chances to chip away at food stamp costs WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Congress could enact a new U.S. farm law that cuts food stamps for the poor and expands federally…
eBay Inc (EBAY): eBay – Price Is Still Too High To Shop Despite Strong Holiday …Seeking AlphaShares of eBay (EBAY) saw a post Thanksgiving boost on the back of positive shopping data and an upgrade from analysts at SunTrust. Despite this short term momentum, I remain on the sidelines. The premium valuation of the business,…
Take this question: Should you be able to use food stamps to buy things like Coke and Snickers? For most taxpayers who don’t receive food stamps, the reflexive answer is probably no. But as a recent Bloomberg article points out, the whole debate is creating strange bedfellows. Think: The soda and junk food lobbies aligned with advocates…
Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog) GUEST OPINION: Food stamps are an easy political targetTaunton Daily GazetteIn September, the House of Representatives voted for a measure to reduce SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, by $40 billion over 10 years. Voting to cut food stamps poses little political risk because there's a deep-set resentment …Food…
On November 20, the Eau Claire Redevelopment Authority bought the building that the postal service leases at 126 N. Barstow Street in Eau Claire from the Gateway Industrial Park Corporation for nearly $350,000. More: continued here
The Belvidere Post Office will kick off the holidays by hosting a special open house this Friday, December 6, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. More: continued here
Limbaugh Falsely Claims Food Stamps Make Kids FatMedia Matters for America (blog)Rush Limbaugh attacked a federal program that keeps children from going hungry, arguing that food stamps are instead the cause of childhood obesity — but studies find no link between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP — also called … More: continued here