2 CitiParks Farmers' Markets To Begin Accepting Food StampsCBS LocalThat's because, for the first time, two CitiParks markets will accept food stamps. Employees with the Just Harvest organization, a non-profit working to end hunger and poverty, worked with the city to make it happen. “It's pretty unacceptable that … More: …
Read More »Warren Buffett News: Bond Alternatives, eBay Inc (EBAY), Berkshire Hathaway … – Insider Monkey (blog)
Insider Monkey (blog) Warren Buffett News: Bond Alternatives, eBay Inc (EBAY), Berkshire Hathaway …Insider Monkey (blog)The co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Square hit the eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) auction block May 6 with bids starting at $5,000 for an intimate sit-down lunch with Dorsey at the offices of Square in …
Read More »Post office closed after workers find white powder – KGO-TV
KGO-TV Post office closed after workers find white powderKGO-TVSAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco post office was evacuated late this morning after five employees found a mysterious white powder on their clothing and walked to the nearby Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, according to a city health official and the …Hazmat …
Read More »1/3 Population of Puerto Rico Gets Food Stamps from US Gov’t — $2 Billion in 2012 – CNSNews.com
1/3 Population of Puerto Rico Gets Food Stamps from US Gov't — $2 Billion in 2012CNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) – The federal government spent more than $2 billion to provide food stamps to Puerto Rico in 2012, up to 25 percent of which is untraceable because it is distributed in cash and there …
Read More »Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would restrict … – PolitiFact
Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would restrict …PolitiFactPeople who apply for and receive food stamps — known as FoodShare in Wisconsin — would be restricted in their use of food stamps under a bill pending in the Legislature. State Rep. Dean Kaufert said he …
Read More »The Post Office Wants Your Non-Perishables – Patch.com
The Post Office Wants Your Non-PerishablesPatch.comOn Saturday, postal carriers will be collecting more than just letters. As part of Island Harvest's 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Campaign, which aims to provide food to the needy, postal carriers will be gathering non-perishable food items left in the …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Short Sellers Move on Zynga, Retreat from eBay – Benzinga
Short Sellers Move on Zynga, Retreat from eBayBenzingaAmong the social media players, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the biggest swings in short interest between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the …and more » More: continued here
Read More »PUBLIC AGENDA: Post office, fiber optics, utilities budget
by PaloAltoOnline.com Meetings of the city and school district for May 13-17 More: continued here
Read More »Some 47.6 Million Received Food Stamps in February – Wall Street Journal
Some 47.6 Million Received Food Stamps in FebruaryWall Street JournalThe number of recipients in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), reached 47.6 million, or nearly one in seven Americans. Illinois was the only state to see a double-digit year-over-year jump in …and more » …
Read More »CPD: Suspicious item was unattended FedEx package
Columbia Police say an unattended FedEx package caused them to shut down a portion of Main Street near the State House. More: continued here
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