By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday proposed $31 billion in farm subsidy cuts and the conversion of food stamps into a cash benefit program, as a way to help balance the federal budget in 10 years. The proposal, signed by House Budget …

RESIDENTS in Wheatley are being told their mail could be delivered later than usual due to a change in the way delivery routes are managed. More: continued here

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Piper Jaffray believes ChannelAdvisor’s February same-store-sales data for eBay is not as bad as it looks and implies in-line March quarter results for the company. Piper expects ChannelAdvisor data for … More: continued here

iStockAnalyst (press release) EBAY February Trends Tougher than for AMZN, Says StreetBarron’s (blog)[eBay] SSS [same-store sales] for February decelerated 10.6 percentage points to 8.2% YoY from 18.8% YoY in January, off a 1 point easier comp. Per CA, normalizing for the one extra day in the leap year last year, …

In December 2012, 109,924 recipients were added to the food stamps program with the current total increasing 2.75 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture. More: continued here

The email that claimed to be from FedEx looked real enough when it arrived in a Broward Sheriff sergeant’s personal in-box. More: continued here

First Coast News Arianne Myles Allegedly Kills Ex-Boyfriend Harold Davis Jr. In Post Office…Huffington PostArianne Myles, 22, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of her ex-boyfriend, Harold Davis Jr. A Florida woman allegedly shot and killed her ex-boyfriend during a post office encounter that police say was …

Village Post Office now open in ShipshewanaElkhart TruthThe U.S. Postal Service has opened a Village Post Office (VPO) at the hardware store, located at 325 S. Van Buren St., Tuesday, March 12. The VPO will offer many popular USPS services, including stamps and flat-rate packaging. VPOs are operated by the …

Christian Science Monitor (blog) Food stamps use rises in DecemberChristian Science Monitor (blog)The latest data released by the Department of Agriculture indicated that in December, 109,924 recipients were added to the food stamps program with the current total increasing 2.75% on a year-over-year basis. RECOMMENDED: Four job trends for 2013 …