Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) news: Retailers look for lift from food stampsSeeking AlphaBig Lots (BIG +20%) says it will add freezers and coolers to hundreds of stores this year in a move that will help it capture some of the food stamps business. The company noted that stores with refrigeration …
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PoliticsPA PA-Gov Round-Up: Corbett Protects Food Stamps, PAGOP Hits Schwartz Again …PoliticsPAThe big surprise of the week came from Governor Corbett himself and the policy decision of his Department of Public Welfare to protect food stamp recipients from cuts in their benefits. The move stemmed from the latest federal farm …
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Garnell Stamps was a prominant civil rights activist, who worked alongside legendary figures like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. More: continued here
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eBay stockholders! There's MORE to COME, thunders Carl IcahnRegisterActivist investor Carl Icahn is continuing his campaign to get eBay to spin off PayPal, writing yet another letter to shareholders that said he hadn't even begun to fight to get his way. "Stockholders, please stay tuned. There is more to come …
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Philly.com States Veto Food Stamp Cuts as $8.6 Billion Deal FadesBloombergCongress last month passed a revamp of agriculture and food policy that was supposed to save the U.S. government $8.6 billion in food-stamp costs over a decade. That may not happen now that some states are finding a way to …
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Drake's flood-damaged post office to reopen MondayReporterHerald.comDebris lies piled outside the post office in Drake west of Loveland during flood-recovery efforts. Almost six months after the Big Thompson River overflowed its banks and heavily damaged the building, the post office will reopen for business Monday … More: continued here
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HLNtv.com Pee-wee's beach cruiser bike makes a fortune on eBayUSA TODAYPee-wee Herman's memorable beach cruiser bike from the 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure sold for $36,000 on eBay. The seller said the shiny red bike comes with an autographed photo of actor Paul Reubens, a picture of him signing the …
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Middlewich Guardian Middlewich church warden knocked over by Royal Mail vanMiddlewich GuardianRoyal Mail spokesperson, Val Bodden, said: “We can confirm that one of our delivery vans was involved in a road traffic incident involving an elderly pedestrian last week in Civic Way, Middlewich. "We are working with the police who …
Read More »Multnomah County food pantries see uptick in visitors as food stamps cuts take … – The Oregonian
Multnomah County food pantries see uptick in visitors as food stamps cuts take …The OregonianWhen lawmakers approved $5 billion in cuts to the federal food stamps program starting last November, Multnomah County's food pantries felt the shock waves. The cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, …
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The First and Deputy First Ministers have hit out at those behind two letter bombs found in Royal Mail sorting centres, which are believed to have been addressed to prison officers at Maghaberry Prison. – Video available More: continued here
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