Acrimony over a new farm bill in Congress is mirrored by the conflicting views in the Mississippi Delta about cutting food stamps and overhauling the farm subsidy program. More: continued here
Magento offers retailers more services as part of eBay EnterpriseInternetRetailer.comAfter acquiring e-commerce software provider Magento in 2011, eBay Inc. last month officially brought it into the fold of its e-commerce technologies division eBay Enterprise. As part of the division, Magento clients may now purchase from eBay a bundle … More: continued here
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Post office closuresMarines.mil (press release)The Military Post Offices aboard Camp Pendleton will be closed Dec. 24-26 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Military Post Offices will resume normal business hours Dec. 27. United Postal Service Post Offices in the 22 Area, Delmar Area, 13 …and more » More: continued here
Holiday postal deadlines are fast approaching. Dec. 14 is the last day for standard mail, if you want to get your gifts to get to their destination before Christmas. More: continued here
Man dressed as Santa charged with armed robbery and assaulting police officer. More: continued here
New York Times Political Fight on Farm Aid and Food Stamps Hits Home in the DeltaNew York TimesBELZONI, Miss. — Thomas Bond, a cotton grower whose onetime 8,500-acre partnership of farms received $4 million in federal subsidies in the last seven years, thinks that many residents in the surrounding Mississippi Delta need food stamps. But…
* Farm bill is more than a year overdue * Make or break issue is size of cuts in food stamps * Negotiators hope to clinch farm bill 'framework' soon WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The four top negotiators for the new U.S. farm bill, already a year behind schedule, said on Tuesday they would…
As Christmas approaches, many of you will be rushing around to make sure your presents get sent and delivered on time. But before you do, you might want to take some extra steps to make sure your packages get to their destinations in one piece. More: continued here
Reduced post office hours have stopped an almost 30-year holiday tradition in Joy, Ill. The Joy Post Office had been offering a special holiday postal cancellation during December since 1985, but not this year. More: continued here