Washington Post (blog) Donald Trump 'beat up' contractors at Old Post Office buildingWashington Post (blog)Donald Trump is apparently none too pleased with the way things are progressing at the site of the Old Post Office Building, where he's constructing the classiest hotel this side of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal. …

The Week Magazine 1 in 5 US children live off food stampsThe Week MagazineThe economy may have picked up, but children are still struggling to get enough to eat. New statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau have revealed that about 16 million U.S. children — roughly one in five — …

One in five children is on food stamps, more than before the recessionSyracuse.comOne out of every five children in the U.S. relies on food stamps for some meals, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Though the economy is recovering, that number is still higher than …

The Journal News | LoHud.com Nyack residents say post office has been mailing it inThe Journal News | LoHud.comNYACK – Long lines. Missed deliveries. Bad customer service. Nyack residents are flooding Facebook with complaints about their mail service, accusing the local post office of, well, mailing it in. "It's definitely …

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Census: 16 million children, or 1 in 5, received government food stamps in …NewserThe number of people receiving food stamps— now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — spiked through the recession and has stayed at a higher level since. In the 2007 Census survey, 9 million children …

Agency declines to comment over its action, but files motion seeking dismissal of two lawsuits challenging a sale as now moot More: continued here

PetaPixel (blog) Single Edition Leica 600mm f/5 Prototype Lens Shows Up on eBay for $230000PetaPixel (blog)The Leica R 600mm f/5 Apo-Telyt prototype lens has appeared on eBay with a hefty price tag of $230,000. We say “the” instead of “a” because only a single copy of this lens was ever …

CBS Local Torrance Post Office Burglar Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal PrisonCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (AP) — A burglar who broke into Southern California post offices and stole boxes of mail has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney's office says Jose Guerra of Los Angeles …

Calvert Street post officeBaltimore SunIn 1931, Gerald Griffin wrote for The Sun that “in slight over a year, there will be a great bustling and stirring about in the region of Calvert and Fayette streets, as a result of which Baltimoreans again will find their post office back at its …