Do Food Stamps Make Poor People Fat?Huffington Post"In fact, a growing body of research suggests a protective effect of SNAP participation on obesity risk," the Food Research and Action Center, a liberal advocacy group opposed to cutting food stamps, found in a report, most recently updated in January … More: …
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Fat Cats and Food StampsTIME (blog)As a bipartisan conference committee meets this week in an effort to hammer out differences over the Farm Bill, we're sure to be reminded of the roughly 47 million Americans who use SNAP, the program formerly known as “food stamps.” But while SNAP … More: continued …
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Slate Magazine Amazon Won't Save the Post OfficeSlate MagazineOn the other hand, liberals who imagine that the post office is just a tweak or two away from salvation are missing the point. The Postal Service is failing despite being good at what it does, because its underlying financial model and …
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TameBay Royal Mail to give free email/text delivery notificationsTameBayThe notifications for Special Delivery are new, and will become a standard, free-of-charge feature of Royal Mail's Special Delivery Guaranteed service for contract business customers in time for Christmas. Royal Mail's Tracked services already have … More: continued here
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Christian Science Monitor Harry Potter stamps unveiled exclusively on KLG and HodaToday.com (blog)The United States Postal Service gave Kathie Lee and Hoda an exclusive look at five stamps in a brand-new limited-edition Harry Potter collection on Wednesday. The stamps are part of a 20-stamp Harry Potter collection, and each one …
Read More »Former Michigan star Robinson’s champ ring on eBay for $90K – CBSSports.com
Former Michigan star Robinson's champ ring on eBay for $90KCBSSports.comIf you've got $89,899.89 to burn and happen to be a Michigan hoops fan, that right there is waiting for the taking on eBay. Plus: free shipping! The listing of former Michigan guard Rumeal Robinson's championship ring is pricey, but also …
Read More »$10K Reward For Information On Recent Post Office Burglaries – KCOY.com
$10K Reward For Information On Recent Post Office BurglariesKCOY.comCENTRAL COAST, Calif. – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $10,000 dollar reward for information on two recent post office burglaries. The break-ins happened at the Shandon and Los Olivos offices on the first week of November. No mail was … …
Read More »Former Michigan star Rumeal Robinson’s champ ring on eBay for $90K – CBSSports.com
Former Michigan star Rumeal Robinson's champ ring on eBay for $90KCBSSports.comIf you've got $89,899.89 to burn and happen to be a Michigan hoops fan, that right there is waiting for the taking on eBay. Plus: free shipping! The listing of former Michigan guard Rumeal Robinson's championship ring is pricey, but …
Read More »Amazon Convinces US Postal Service to Start Making Sunday Deliveries – AllThingsD
Amazon Convinces US Postal Service to Start Making Sunday DeliveriesAllThingsDA statement from the Post Office suggests that the service may not be limited to Amazon. “As online shopping continues to increase, the Postal Service is very happy to offer shippers like Amazon the option of having packages delivered on Sunday,” …
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Kids' activity stamps being destroyed by USPSBabyCenter (blog)The USPS is destroying stamps that were inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's “Just Move” initiative, encouraging our kids to come out from behind their screens and run, jump, play, MOVE. However, these artistic action-themed drawings weren't SAFE … More: continued here
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