Changing eligibility, greater awareness drive 17% increase in Minnesota food …Pioneer PressMinnesota's increase is the 13th-largest nationwide, with about 474000 people receiving food stamps. Minnesota's rate of increase was greater than the … More: continued here

BigPond News Canada's stamp of royal approvalHerald SunCanada Post will commemorate the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by paying tribute to the royal newlyweds with a pair of new stamps. …Canada Post to make royal wedding stampsToronto SunRoyal wedding gets Canada Post's stamp of approvalNational Post (blog)Stamps …

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Despite makeovers, eBay losing market share to rivalsToledo BladeSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. was growing so rapidly early in its history that Meg Whitman, its former chief executive, liked to joke that "a monkey could … More: continued here

Project Turmeric: eBay Open Source Launches with SOA PlatformInfoQ.comTurmeric is the code name for eBay's SOA platform technology and is licensed under the Apache Software License 2.0. eBay, after years of technological … More: continued here

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EBT Cards Expand at Virginia's Farmers MarketsWHSV… people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formally known as food stamps, will be able to use Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) …Farmers markets become more accessible to low-income familiesWVEC.com (subscription)all 5 news articles » More: continued here

Editorial: Efforts to streamline post office need congressional helpEnterprise NewsThough the post office is technically not a governmental body, whenever it runs a deficit, it is covered through borrowing from an Uncle Sam that has pretty … More: continued here

COLUMBIA – A week after the major winter storm was set to begin, the Columbia Post Office said Monday it is getting thousands of calls a day about mail not getting delivered. Some residents said they are still without mail after the massive snowfall that hit Mid-Missouri last week. More: …

(KMOV) – Those who rely on the SNAP (food stamps) program to put food on the table say criminals are making them look bad. After Thursday night’s story on food stamp fraud, News 4 Investigative Reporter Chris Nagus says he received multiple calls and emails from viewers revealing more fraud …