TameBay Royal Mail reveal UK's top 10 shopping townsTameBayRoyal Mail have revealed the top ten places hoping to beat the rush at the shops by using the web to buy their Christmas presents. Residents of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, have been out-clicking other towns for Christmas presents this …Royal …
Read More »Food Stamp Program Riddled with Waste and Fraud – Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog)
Somewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog) Food Stamp Program Riddled with Waste and FraudSomewhat Reasonable – Heartland Institute (blog)coupon Having already examined the farm subsidy measure of the farm bill in an Illinois Review article published Tuesday, November 26 , it is necessary to bring understanding to the other part …
Read More »Kathleen Parker: Food stamps and turkey tales – STLtoday.com
Kathleen Parker: Food stamps and turkey talesSTLtoday.comIf you peruse the news on any given day, the farm bill/food stamp debate produces two general impressions: Republicans are heartless turkey thieves; Democrats are spendthrift welfare caterers. If only neither were a little bit right. As with tabloid …and more » More: continued here
Read More »EBay outperforms Amazon on Cyber Monday – MarketWatch
EBay outperforms Amazon on Cyber MondayMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It wasn't really a race but shares of Internet retailer eBay Inc. outperformed Amazon.com Inc. on Cyber Monday, a day when millions of Americans are expected to shop online. More than 131 million people in the U.S. are … More: continued here
Read More »Main Street post office closes over safety issue – GoDanRiver.com
Main Street post office closes over safety issueGoDanRiver.comPost Office. The post office at the Federal Courthouse on Main Street in Danville is temporarily closed over "safety concerns," according to Cathy Yarosky, a spokesperson with the United States Postal Service. Post Office. Allison Roberts/Register …Danville post office closed, fails inspectionWRICDanville Post …
Read More »Cuts to food stamps hit Oregon families hard – The Columbian
KATU Cuts to food stamps hit Oregon families hardThe ColumbianEUGENE, Ore. — Casey Beason, her boyfriend and 2-year-old daughter were facing an interminable Thanksgiving weekend in their cracker-box apartment on Roosevelt Boulevard while they waited for their Oregon Trail food stamp card to recharge.Food stamp cuts hit Oregon families hardStatesman …
Read More »Danese post office to remain open through 2015, Rahall says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., has announced that the Postal Service will keep the Danese Post Office open through December 2015. “The two-year lease agreement announced today will ensure the post office remains open and current postal operations will not be disrupted. More: continued here
Read More »Gridlock in Congress could leave millions hurting over the holidays
Congress, with few workdays left, shows no signs of settling partisan disputes over unemployment benefits, food stamps, a farm bill and the budget. WASHINGTON — Congress' unfinished business threatens to leave millions of Americans — including the unemployed, Pentagon contractors and even supermarket shoppers — in the lurch this holiday …
Read More »Danville Post Office Closes Because Of Safety Issues
Danville, VA — The Main Street Post Office in Danville is closed right now after failing an inspection. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service seeking public input to relocate downtown post office – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Postal Service seeking public input to relocate downtown post officeFort Worth Star TelegramFORT WORTH — The U.S. Postal Service will brief the Fort Worth City Council Tuesday on the possibility of relocating the downtown post office on Lancaster Avenue. The historic federal building was listed with 3,700 other post offices …
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