If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way, New York City will no longer fingerprint food stamp recipients. He says fingerprinting stigmatizes needy people and stops them from applying for assistance. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg disagrees, arguing that without fingerprinting, fraud would escalate. More: continued here

North Palm Springs — With its golden vintage post office boxes, small counter and chatty customers, the post office in the windswept outskirts of North Palm Springs resembles a scene right out of the “The Andy Griffith Show.” More: continued here

Former NAPF chairman appointed to head up public sector Royal Mail schemeProfessional PensionsBy Michael Bow Government has appointed Alan Pickering as independent chairman of the reformed public sector Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme. Pickering, who headed up the National Association of Pension Funds from 1999 to 2001, will oversee the …

TechCrunch LivingSocial CEO: Lumping Us With Groupon Is Like Lumping eBay With AmazonTechCrunchLivingSocial CEO Tim O'Shaughnessy reminded me in a conversation last week that “a lot of people lumped eBay and Amazon together 10 years ago” because they both were “ecommerce” companies. And while there were plenty of similarities and …

Apple Juggernaut Fuels Silicon Valley Hiring Amid Bubble 2.0 Concern: TechBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) and Tibco Software Inc. also are stepping up their recruiting. “We are hiring quite rapidly now, all in sales and service,” Tibco Chief Executive Officer Vivek Ranadive said last week at the World Economic Forum's annual conference …

Los Angeles Times Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk foodLos Angeles TimesShe has sponsored legislation to stop people from buying junk food with food stamps. (Chris O'Meara, Associated Press / January 10, 2012) By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times Ronda Storms is a Republican state senator from Florida.and more » …

SAP Stamps Its Mark On 2011IT Jungleby Dan Burger When you're the world's largest business applications vendor, your financial report card stands as a bellwether for the IT industry. Of course, economic uncertainty adds to the drama and brings an even larger crowd to the stage.and more » More: continued here

The following are excerpts from editorials in newspapers owned by Gannett, the parent company of The News-Press. More: continued here

Welfare issue makes political comeback; so do mistruthsThe Seattle TimesBy Dawn Turner Trice Shani Smith, who lives in Chicago, receives food stamps to help ends meet. Food-stamp spending is on the rise. In vitro fertilization: Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the …Asset test …

Daily Mail No royal Wales baby soon?Detroit Free PressThis must have ruined many a breakfast in the UK on Sunday morning: The Mail on Sunday is reporting that Prince William and his wife, Duchess Catherine, are putting off having a baby until next year so they can focus on the …