Plain Dealer (blog) Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoesThe GrioBy theGrio Amy Smith (2nd L) waits to apply for food stamps at the Cooperative Feeding Program as she sits with Theordore Adams (2nd R) and Ron Sanders ® both of whom are already in the federal food stamps program on February 10,…
At a time when every penny counts, post office customers can prepare to lose one cent more with each lick of a stamp. More: continued here
ESPN OFF THE BALL Pepe Le Pew, Amauri for sale on eBayESPNThis week, Real Madrid defender Pepe Le Pew stinks up El Clasico with his theatrics, heavy metal-mad Marcus Hahnemann records a session with British rockers Maleface, Juve striker Amauri is put up sale on eBay, a Serie D striker attacks a journalist …and more »…
Former postmaster: Closing post offices not the way to save moneyHuron Daily TribuneBy TRACI L. WEISENBACH BAD AXE — While the US Postal Service (USPS) may need to cut costs, closing down small town post offices isn't the way to do it, said former Owendale Postmaster Ed Slavin, of Bad Axe. According to Slavin's information,…
Food Stamps Just Part of Dependency BoomNewsMax.comBy Betsy McCaughey On Monday night, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich assailed the food stamp president, Barack Obama, for enabling a record 45 million people to go on the food dole. Food stamps are only one part of the dependency boom. …and more » More: continued here
A man used a rock to break a display case at the downtown Fort Wayne post office Thursday and then tried unsuccessfully to rob a teller who reportedly had no money, according to court records. More: continued here
In brief: Cost of stamps going up SundayThe Tribune-DemocratThose who buy “forever stamps” can use those stamps no matter what the cost of a stamp is at the time of mailing. Other first-class mail prices also will rise. They include: • Letters to Canada or Mexico will cost 85 cents, a 5-cent increase. …and more »…
Times Daily First-class stamp prices increasing to 45 centsTimes DailyPartenheimer said postal customers who have purchased forever stamps for 44 cents will not have to add additional postage to mail letters after today. “If you have a forever stamp, you will not have to stick a one-cent stamp on the letter with it,” … More:…
New York Times eBay Q4 Earnings Call: How eBay has changedTameBayby Chris Dawson eBay have once again beaten expectations on their earnings with their Q4 Investor Call reporting revenue of $3.38billion, above predicted $3.32billion and up 35% from a year ago. Q1 which will be reported in April isn't looking so rosy …eBay Guides Above…
1st-class stamp to cost 45 cents SundayFort Worth Star TelegramStock up on 1-cent stamps; you might need them. Beginning Sunday, the price of first-class postage will increase from 44 cents to 45. The first postage markup since 2009 was announced in October. It is intended to raise revenue for the struggling … More: continued here