The flurry of corporate interest in hydrogen fuel cells continued this week with telecommunications giant Sprint announcing that it will use the emerging technology as a means of backing up power for rooftop network sites. More: continued here
NPR (blog) Small Cuts To Food Stamps Add Up To Big Pains For Many RecipientsNPR (blog)The bill includes some reductions to food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, to the tune of nearly $1 billion a year. It's far less than what many Republicans had wanted. But the cuts are large enough to…
Muskegon post office parking issue solved by city commission with 30-minute …The Muskegon ChronicleCity Manager Frank Peterson said the city has had several complaints from post office patrons that they can never get a parking space on First Street in front of the post office because postal employees are parking there. Upon investigation, Peterson …and…
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Post Office, Apartments Damaged in Firewnep.comWitnesses said the building that houses apartments and the post office in Klingerstown caught fire around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Flames shot from the roof of the building along Main Street and badly damaged apartments upstairs. The post office did sustain … More: continued here
ABC News 'Hell's Chariot' from 'Grease' pulls into EbayFox NewsYou don't need to race to get the pinks to this car, punk, but you do have to bid. The custom 1949 Mercury featured in the movie “Grease” is up for auction on Ebay and it looks ready for its closeup. Discovered as a shell of…
Farm bill: Food stamp cuts would affect 141000 OregoniansOregonLive.comAbout 792,000 Oregonians received food stamps in December, according to the Department of Human Services, down slightly from about 794,000 in November. Those who aren't in the Heat and Eat program won't see a change under the farm bill.and more » More: continued here
Small insulation fire forces evacuation of downtown St. Louis post officeSTLtoday.comSmoke from the fire was sucked through the building's ventilation system, spewing smoke into several common areas of the post office at 1720 Market Street, said Capt. Gregg Favre of the St. Louis Fire Department. The post office was evacuated about 10 …and more » More:…
White Springs Postmaster Kim Chandler, visiting Postmaster Pam Pettijohn and Mayor Helen Miller. Courtesy photos The IDIDARIDE postmark. The Florida Trail Association postmark. More: continued here
Congress Cuts Food Stamps by $8 Billion, Expands Corporate Farm Welfare by …The Real News NetworkThe House and Senate reached an agreement on the farm bill to cut food stamps by $8 billion over the next decade. Conservation programs were also cut, by $4 billion. And while direct subsidies to farmers was cut by $14…