Fed Vice Chair Yellen has stocks, funds, stampsCBS NewsWASHINGTON Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, a leading contender to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chairman, holds a mix of big-company stocks and investment funds in a trust with her husband, fellow economist George Akerlof. They also share …and more » More: continued …
Read More »eBay Drags Heels in Fixing Automatic Five-Star DSRs – EcommerceBytes (blog)
eBay Drags Heels in Fixing Automatic Five-Star DSRsEcommerceBytes (blog)The feedback system eBay created to provide sellers with an incentive to offer fast and free shipping appears to be broken, and the marketplace seems to be in no hurry to fix it. Sellers are reporting that eBay's Detailed Seller Rating system …
Read More »Wash. State Patrol badge stolen 7 years ago found on eBay – KOMO News
Wash. State Patrol badge stolen 7 years ago found on eBayKOMO NewsSEATTLE — A Washington State Patrol badge stolen more than seven years ago was found where most things eventually seem to wind up these days: for sale on eBay. Lt. Shane Nelson said someone saw the badge for sale …
Read More »Wolverhampton post office moving just over the road
Plans have been unveiled to shut the branch in Lichfield Street and move it into the Nisa Local Store over the road. Opening hours will be extended under the plan, which The Post Office said formed part of its modernisation. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps are no picnic
Fraud in the food stamp program is in fact, quite low More: continued here
Read More »FOOD-STAMP SURFER: ‘I JUST STEPPED IN LINE’ – U-T San Diego
FOOD-STAMP SURFER: 'I JUST STEPPED IN LINE'U-T San DiegoThis month's report on Fox News about a local surfer appeared more like reality TV than news, a cartoonish portrayal of a beach bum driving an Escalade and feasting on lobster — all the while collecting food stamps courtesy of the taxpayers. …
Read More »Police Blotter: Couple robbed by armed men at Palo Alto Post Office – San Jose Mercury News
Police Blotter: Couple robbed by armed men at Palo Alto Post OfficeSan Jose Mercury NewsPALO ALTO. 2085 E. Bayshore Road, 12:10 a.m. Tuesday Two men armed with a gun robbed a middle-aged married couple in the parking lot at the Palo Alto Post Office. According to police, the man and …
Read More »Postal workers take their campaign to save Royal Mail the streets – This Is Wiltshire
Postal workers take their campaign to save Royal Mail the streetsThis Is WiltshirePOSTAL workers will make a stand in the town centre on Saturday as their fight to stop the Royal Mail's privatisation invites the public to press their MPs. Staff at Royal Mail House in Rowland Hill Close, Dorcan, …
Read More »Delays persist for food stamps applicants in Cumberland County – Fayetteville Observer
Delays persist for food stamps applicants in Cumberland CountyFayetteville ObserverA new computer system designed to speed up the certification process for people receiving public assistance is still struggling with delays, nine months after it was introduced. The Cumberland County Department of Social Services continues to field …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps on Chopping Block – Santa Barbara Independent
The Indypendent Food Stamps on Chopping BlockSanta Barbara IndependentBeginning November 1, “food stamp” benefits will decrease country-wide when part of the federal government's 2009 stimulus package reaches its scheduled end. These across-the-board cuts for what's known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance …Food Stamp Bashing, Congressional EditionThe IndypendentCommentary: The great food stamp …
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