Auctionbytes Facebook exec joins eBay's boardInternetRetailer.comKatie Mitic will help the e-marketplace focus on the future of e-commerce, eBay says. Katie Mitic, who leads platform and mobile marketing at Facebook Inc., has joined the board of directors at eBay Inc., where she will help the e-marketplace company …eBay Names Facebook's Katie …

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U.S. Postal Service officials held a public meeting Wednesday night to discuss the temporary closing of the Lake City post office, at 2114 Rice Ave., on Oct. 21. About 60 people attended the meeting at the Lake City Fire Hall. More: continued here

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CalorieLab Calorie Counter News Oregon's hunger assistance program receives two awardsStatesman JournalAlmost 92 percent of Oregonians eligible for food stamps are enrolled. It was also awarded $2.4 million for timely processing of applications. "It's a really big deal," said Belit Stockfleth, SNAP and youth services program manager for the Oregon …

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AFP Food stamp'challenge' lays bare hard times in USAFPBALTIMORE, Maryland — A record 45 million Americans are now living on food stamps, a weekly stipend from the US government that helps them make ends meet in hard times. For everyone else, there's the Food Stamp Challenge, thrown down by anti-hunger …