More Americans now eating whole grains, fresh produceLos Angeles TimesThe survey comes at a time when Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a heated disagreement over proposed cuts to the food stamp program. Food stamps are one of the most direct ways that the federal government can give a boost to local …and…
LaGrange Park postal customers got good news May 22 when village officials said no definite decision was reached to close the branch office on 31st Street at Barnsdale Road or limit hours to save money. “The village has been in contact with Sen. Dick Durbin, and for the time being, there are no plans to…
LEESBURG Staff Report The U.S. Postal Service is backing off a previous plan to close thousands of pos … More: continued here
Earlier this month eBay overhauled its iPad app to offer users a range of new functions and hi-res images. More: continued here
The Market Oracle Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBayPublic Radio International PRIA quick search of eBay's UK site shows a number of official torches for sale. One one, the current high bid is more than $55000. Jason Murphy, 19, carried the torch, and he's not happy some of his comrades are…
Grazia Carey Mulligan's Met Ball 2012 dress sells for $2950 on eBayIrishCentralThe 26-year-old 'Shame' actress auctioned off her custom Prada dress after wearing it on the red carpet to the Costume Institute Gala held at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this month. After being listed for sale two days later, …Gone, to the…
LaGrange Park post office gets reprieveThe Doings La GrangeBy Jane Michaels jmichaels@pioneerlocal.com May 23, 2012 10:49AM LaGrange Park postal customers got good news May 22 when village officials said no definite decision was reached to close the branch office on 31st Street at Barnsdale Road or limit hours … More: continued here
Semipostal Stamp Helps Save Vanishing Species, Association of Zoos and …PR Web (press release)The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act S.3208 was introduced today in the US Senate. The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act S.3208 was introduced today in the US … More: continued here
Iowa View: The $41 cake bought with food stampsDesMoinesRegister.com“Food Stamps and the $41 Cake.” My initial thought was that this was another of the apocryphal stories of the kind that circulate endlessly on the Internet, “Welfare Queen Has 25 children,” and so on. But the writer of the article, Warren Kozak, …America's cultural divide over…
Diner owner plans to buy York City post officeYorkdispatch.comThere are plenty of possibilities for postal-related puns, depending on the type of establishment developer Themi Sacarellos opens when he purchases the huge marble US Post Office at 200 S. George St. Sacarellos, who is best known as an owner of Round …Round The Clock Diner owner…