Once Upon eBayThe Hub MagazineThe story goes that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar created an auction site so that his then-fiancée could more easily pursue her hobby collecting PEZ dispensers. It was a quirky little tale that not only generated copious press coverage, but also … More: continued here
Read More »Test your knowledge of what food stamps can buy – Kansas City Star
Test your knowledge of what food stamps can buyKansas City StarA lot of people use food stamps for cigarettes and booze. False. Contrary to popular belief, the cards are not good for beer, wine, liquor or tobacco. They can be used to buy bread, cereal, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry …
Read More »For some Kansans, food stamps can be a lifeline – Kansas.com
Kansas.com For some Kansans, food stamps can be a lifelineKansas.comTiffani Chacon doesn't want to be on food stamps. But the 21-year-old single mother and food service worker from Wichita – one of about 316,000 Kansans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – says she's grateful for the program, …Single mother …
Read More »The fury over food stamp reform rages in Congress – and across Kansas – Kansas.com
The fury over food stamp reform rages in Congress – and across KansasKansas.comSubsidies. The political debate has raged over cuts to food stamps without as loud a conversation about deep cuts to other subsidies in the farm bill – the ones that go to farmers. But those subsidies provide billions …
Read More »Armed robbery at Palo Alto post office investigated – abc7news.com
Armed robbery at Palo Alto post office investigatedabc7news.comOfficials say their 24-hour dispatch center received a 911 call about an armed robbery at the Palo Alto Post Office at 2085 East Bayshore Road on Tuesday. The two victims, a married couple in their fifties, had immediately returned home after the …Police …
Read More »Eastern Ky. Post Office Burns – LEX18 Lexington KY News
Eastern Ky. Post Office BurnsLEX18 Lexington KY News… Operations Manager Bryiant Clevenger says it's a loss to the community. Post office box mail will have to be picked up at the Phelps Post Office, but other services are available at a Village Post Office that opened in Stopover on Thursday …
Read More »Wife hires hit man to kill husband: Pays with postage stamps collection – Examiner.com
Examiner.com Wife hires hit man to kill husband: Pays with postage stamps collectionExaminer.comA Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband in exchange for $60,000 in rare stamps and jewelry. Elena Sava-Adams, 57, apparently hated her overweight husband Irving Adams, 66, …
Read More »Royal Mail turned into unwitting drug couriers – report – Scotsman
Scotsman Royal Mail turned into unwitting drug couriers – reportScotsmanIn addition, it is also “leading the way” in the distribution of new psychoactive substances, known as legal highs', turning organisations such as the Royal Mail and Parcelforce into unwitting drugs couriers. Over 130 websites, such as the Silk Road … …
Read More »Royal Mail turned into unwitting drug couriers – report
THE Royal Mail and Parcelforce are being turned into unwitting drugs couriers, according to a landmark new report on substance abuse from an influential think tank. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail strike looming for first time in four years – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail strike looming for first time in four yearsMirror.co.ukA strike at Royal Mail is looming for the first time in four years – and could hit deliveries in the run-up to Christmas. All 130,000 workers are to be balloted on a programme of industrial action over pay, pension …
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