Feds: Darby's "Aunty Florence" turned food stamps into $$$Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)If you're a welfare recipient in Darby Borough, Aunty Florence's West African Food Market was the place to go, not for the fruits and veggies, but to convert food stamps into cash. That's what US Attorney Zane Memeger is alleging …
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US shipping giant FedEx said Thursday it has reached a deal to buy French rival Tatex as it seeks to expand its foothold in Europe. More: continued here
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Read More »Brookfield Post Office Delivers For the Hungry – Patch.com
WTHI Brookfield Post Office Delivers For the HungryPatch.com"It's a good cause," said Chuck Spahn, postmaster at the Brookfield Post Office, 17345 Civic Drive. "We have a lot of volunteer help to assist." Spahn said residents can put donated items in the bag carriers left on their doors.Post office Stamps Out …
Read More »John Lawson’s Free eBay Seller Webinar – “Going Social: 5 Easy Steps To Build … – Sacramento Bee
John Lawson's Free eBay Seller Webinar – "Going Social: 5 Easy Steps To Build …Sacramento BeeBy Outright REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 9, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Page Mage Inc. along with eBay Radio, Outright, Stamps.com and Terapeak will be hosting a free webinar for eBay® sellers to learn the basic …
Read More »eBay’s Charity Arm Recognized at Socially Responsible Awards – Justmeans
eBay's Charity Arm Recognized at Socially Responsible AwardsJustmeansThat is because yesterday her dress was listed on eBay and the proceeds will be donated to Oxfam, an international relief agency. The celebrity-worn dress can be bidden on until the 19th of May. This story illustrates how one of the biggest internet …
Read More »Sorting office may become a centre for arts – This is Kent
Sorting office may become a centre for artsThis is KentARTIST Triona Holden thinks she can transform the Royal Mail sorting office at Whitstable into a "cultural hot spot". Ms Holden, 52, imagines the building in Cromwell Road becoming a place for artists when it closes next year. The Royal Mail …
Read More »Plan saves rural post offices – Columbia Daily Tribune
Plan saves rural post officesColumbia Daily TribuneWASHINGTON (AP) — Bending to strong public opposition, the nearly bankrupt US Postal Service yesterday backed off a plan to close thousands of rural post offices after Tuesday and proposed keeping them open but with shorter operating hours.Oswego County's Rural Post Offices Survive in …
Read More »Rural post offices to stay open under new proposal – Redwood Times
Rural post offices to stay open under new proposalRedwood TimesThe nearly bankrupt US Postal Service has backed off of a plan that would have closed eight local post offices, but it will instead reduce the hours at 23 locations in Humboldt County under a proposal unveiled Wednesday. After the Postal …
Read More »Farmers markets getting money to take food stamps – Ashland Daily Tidings
Boston.com Farmers markets getting money to take food stampsAshland Daily TidingsCurrently, fewer than a quarter of the nation's roughly 7100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps. But Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture, said she hopes these grants will bring …food …
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