House Republicans should act to block states from avoiding $8.6 billion in food-stamp cuts lawmakers enacted last month, House Speaker John Boehner said. "Since the passage of the farm bill, states have found ways to cheat, once again, on signing up people for food stamps," Boehner told reporters today in …
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Billboard Post office dedicates new Jimi Hendrix stamp at SXSW concertAustin Business Journal (blog)Joseph Corbett, chief financial officer and executive vice president of the U.S. Postal Service was expected to join Janie Hendrix, sister of the guitarist, at a dedication ceremony at Butler Park Thursday evening, followed by a tribute …
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Read More »Post Office Pies opens in Avondale – Birmingham Business Journal (blog)
Post Office Pies opens in AvondaleBirmingham Business Journal (blog)The new neighborhood pizza joint is Post Office Pies, owned and operated by the same team that runs Saw's Soul Kitchen located next door. The owners first announced their plans in November of 2013 to open the restaurant in the former Avondale …
Read More »Food stamps: Oregon becomes fourth state to avoid farm bill cuts – The Oregonian
Food stamps: Oregon becomes fourth state to avoid farm bill cutsThe OregonianThe farm bill included cuts to food stamps through a program called “Heat and Eat” that's used in 15 states. Participants who received at least $1 a year in federal energy assistance also got an increase in food stamps. …
Read More »Historic post office, promenade building landmarked – Santa Monica Daily Press
Historic post office, promenade building landmarkedSanta Monica Daily PressDOWNTOWN — The historic Downtown post office, which served Santa Monicans from 1938 until it was shuttered by the feds for cash in June of last year, is now a city landmark. The New Deal-era building, noted for its representation of the …
Read More »Post Office Pies, the new pizza place from the folks at Saw’s Soul Kitchen … – The Birmingham News – al.com
Post Office Pies, the new pizza place from the folks at Saw's Soul Kitchen …The Birmingham News – al.com“I think people are going to really love what we've got going on in Avondale,” Brandon Cain, the chef and operating partner at Saw's Soul Kitchen and one of the chefs and …
Read More »The Moffatt, world’s oldest hockey stick, up for auction on eBay – SI.com
Bloguin (blog) The Moffatt, world's oldest hockey stick, up for auction on eBaySI.comA brand new top-of-the-line composite hockey stick costs roughly $250. That's a small price compared to the old Maple one that is currently on sale for $50,000-plus. According to TSN's BarDown blog, the Moffatt Stick, regarded as the …
Read More »EBay CEO sees Icahn getting louder, tells employees not to listen – Reuters
Economic Times EBay CEO sees Icahn getting louder, tells employees not to listenReutersEBay CEO John Donahoe and directors of the Internet retailer have traded barbs with Icahn on a near-daily basis since the activist investor first expressed his view that spinning off PayPal would create shareholder value. EBay has said …
Read More »Post office appeal decision should come in 4 weeks
The Postal Service will follow its standard operating procedure after an appeal is filed of revisiting its decision to close and sell its downtown Topeka Post Office building, and should have a final announcement in about four weeks, said regional Postal Service spokesman Brian Sperry said.Sperry revealed last week that …
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