wwlp.com Deep cuts could be on table as Congress re-evaluates food stamp programDallas Morning NewsThat was one of the choices Dylan Carter faced before signing up for the federal Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. The 24-year-old from Frisco received $200 per month while looking for a job until, after two …House,…
Efforts are under way to remember those who ensured the soldiers who died to defend our country will not be forgotten. More: continued here
Museum director seeking to honor Memorial Day supporters with stampsThe Southern30 to the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C., for a block of stamps to be issued honoring General John A. Logan and others involved in the creation of Memorial Day. If approved, the stamps will be issued in 2018 for the 150th ……
BBC News The real reason to start collecting stampsBBC NewsAlthough the advent of email has hurt postal mail service in recent years, stamp collecting remains a passionate hobby as well as a valuable business and investment strategy in many countries. Billions of stamps have been issued since the British Penny … More: continued here
BT.com 9 tips for getting the best price for your goods on eBayBT.comAuction site eBay has transformed the way we sell our unwanted goods. Instead of visiting a jumble sale or holding a car boot, thanks to the internet you can turn your living room into a shop. And on eBay there's an audience for…
The Guardian Post Office money card fails to deliver as Aussie holiday turns into a banking …The GuardianOn a recent trip to Australia I took a Post Office Travel Money Card to avoid excessive bank charges on ATM withdrawals. I preloaded it with A$1,600 (approx £822). In Melbourne I tried to withdraw cash from an…
SFGate Apple, Yahoo, eBay, Zynga, Genentech bus drivers vote to unionizeSFGateBus drivers who herd employees to and from the offices of Apple, Yahoo, eBay, Zynga and Genentech voted to join the powerful Teamsters union Friday. Shuttle drivers employed by Compass Transportation voted 104-38 in favor of representation, with 16 not …Bus Drivers for Apple, Yahoo, eBay,…
Struggling punchbowlers pull of win against Royal MailBoston StandardElsewhere in the Boston Indoor Bowls League's top flight, struggling Punchbowlers pulled off a great win against Royal Mail. Tony Drury, Steve Skelton and Ian Drury were never behind, winning 23-20 while Terry Dawson, Michael Gooderson and Jeff Skelton … More: continued here
A century and a half after the end of the Civil War, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., last week opened an exhibition of stamps and mail that tell the everyday story of slavery, abolition and civil rights. More: continued here
Why Value Investors Prefer United Parcel Service (UPS) to FedEx (FDX) More: continued here