San Francisco Chronicle Restricting food stamps users' menus not usefulSan Francisco ChronicleYes, it is a tragedy that so many are undernourished in a nation of relative prosperity. But for the vast majority of people who are struggling to eat well on food stamps, the problem is not what they choose …
Read More »Food stamps fight continues in Congress
The outcome will determine how many people remain eligible for assistance, and how much they will receive in monthly benefits. The exact numbers are not known. More: continued here
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eBay Allows Some Top Rated Sellers to Flaunt RulesEcommerceBytes (blog)I had an interesting conversation with eBay regarding the 14 day return policy. I had called eBay at least twice to report a member for having a contradictory return policy as well as watermarking their pictures with a web address. They …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers a bit more equality – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail delivers a bit more equalityThe GuardianThe odds-on promotion of newly privatised Royal Mail to the blue-chip index will add the name of Canadian Moya Greene, the postal service's boss, to the three other women currently running FTSE 100 firms: Carolyn McCall at easyJet, Angela Ahrendts at … …
Read More »Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post office
When the postal service announced plans to sell Berkeley's 1914 main post office, decorated in New Deal-era art, the town rose up. BERKELEY, Calif. — Plenty of communities have resisted the U.S. Postal Service's sweeping real estate sell-off, battling to keep open historic buildings that speak of bygone civic grandeur …
Read More »Food stamp programs worsening child obesity – U-T San Diego
Food stamp programs worsening child obesityU-T San DiegoThe Obama administration is aggressively expanding the largest federal food program, bankrolling food-stamp recruiting drives and swaying states to waive asset and income limits for applicants. The result is a boost in enrollment to nearly 48 million.Food stamp benefit cuts take their tollStockton …
Read More »Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post office – Los Angeles Times
Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post officeLos Angeles TimesSo when the postal service announced plans to sell Berkeley's 1914 Second Renaissance Revival-style main post office, decorated in New Deal-era art and situated in the heart of the liberal city's Civic Center, the town rose up. Opponents staged …
Read More »Ford Fiesta ‘car for lads’ eBay advert with £500000 bid banned over … – Mirror.co.uk
Metro Ford Fiesta 'car for lads' eBay advert with £500000 bid banned over …Mirror.co.ukAn eBay seller has had his 'homophobic' advert for a Ford Fiesta pulled – just as the bids topped £500,000! Jamie Rogers, from Chelmsford, Essex, had promised buyers on the auction site a better sex life if …
Read More »Royal Mail on course for FTSE 100 spot, while markets welcome US jobs news – HispanicBusiness.com
Royal Mail on course for FTSE 100 spot, while markets welcome US jobs newsHispanicBusiness.comTwo months after its successful but controversial flotation Royal Mail is set to join the FTSE 100. The company's shares hit a new peak last week and are now around 80% higher than its 330p flotation price, …
Read More »Wintry weather disrupts FedEx, UPS service
Severe winter weather across the central U.S. disrupts air travel and causes FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. to issue service delays Saturday during the busy holiday season. More: continued here
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