Food Stamps, GM Wheat Cold Case and Tender BeefFarm FuturesFood Stamps, GM Wheat Cold Case and Tender Beef. 7 things you might have missed this week. Janell Baum. Published: Aug 16, 2013. Need to catch up? Here are some stories you might have missed this week. 1. Farm bill food fight unlikely to cease soon….
World Socialist Web Site Food stamps to be cut for 1.8 million people in PennsylvaniaWorld Socialist Web Site1.8 million in people in Pennsylvania will have their food stamp benefits cut in November when cuts made by the Obama administration and Congress take effect. Another 112,215 families have been completely denied benefits since an asset test…
Wall Street Journal Post Office Sees Gain in Lost WeekendWall Street JournalThe agency wants to control its own health programs, have the freedom to close processing plants and post offices and set its own delivery schedule. "We need a bridge that gets us all the way to the other side. Half-measures are about as useful…
Jo Hamilton, 56, was charged with false accounting of £36,000 when an audit showed a shortfall at her shop in South Warnborough, South Hampshire. More: continued here
Food stamp'humiliation' spurs debateKOIN.comFood stamp'humiliation' spurs debate. By Jessica Morkert Published: Friday, August 16, 2013, 6:25 pm. Oregon Trail cards. The state of Oregon uses reloadable debit-like cards known as "Oregon Trail" cards instead of food stamps.and more » More: continued here
KSDK Udall says he'll fight to keep post office downtownSanta Fe New Mexican.comM., said Friday that he'll try to pressure federal agencies in an effort to keep Santa Fe's main post office at its current site on Federal Place because moving it would be “a disaster for downtown Santa Fe.” “Believe me, I'm going to…
Business Insider Yahoo Appoints Ex-eBay COO To Serve As ChairmanBusiness InsiderWebb, who has served as interim chairman since April and is a former eBay Inc chief operating officer, has been a director at Yahoo since February 2012. Yahoo, once one of the Web's most successful companies, has seen its revenue stall in recent years …Yahoo…
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Poll: Food stamps not for crab legsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)HuffPo asked “Do you think people who receive food stamps should be allowed to buy expensive food items, such as crab legs, using their food stamp benefits?” 54 percent said no. 32 percent said yes and 14 percent wished they had not…
New technique identifies counterfeit collectible stampsGizmagHere's good news for all you philatelists out there – scientists have discovered an easier new way of detecting counterfeit rare stamps. Unlike some existing methods, it doesn't require the destruction of any part of the stamp, and can be done quickly … More: continued here
The former U.S. Post Office on Kellogg Boulevard in downtown St. Paul was sold Friday to a local development group, which plans to turn the Art Deco building into market-rate apartments. More: continued here