Some 15% of US Receives Food Stamps – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Some 15% of US Receives Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Food-stamp use rose 1.8% in the U.S. in January from a year earlier, with 15% of the U.S. population receiving benefits. One of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, which expanded when the economy convulsed, isn't shrinking back … More: …

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Historic Tarpon Springs Postcards an eBay Find! – Patch.com

Historic Tarpon Springs Postcards an eBay Find!Patch.comThe amazing thing about eBay is that online shoppers never know from moment to moment what treasure may go on sale – and what bargains they may find. That seems to be the case Friday, April 5, on eBay, as some vintage "linen" postcards …

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Sixth Person Arrested In Ke’Marvin Stamps Murder – WJTV

Sixth Person Arrested In Ke'Marvin Stamps MurderWJTVNineteen year old Demario Mixon, nineteen year old Christopher Jones, and eighteen year old Melvin Wiggins were also arrested in connection with the March 15th shooting. Police say seventeen year old Ke'Marvin Stamps was walking along Gibson Road …and more » More: continued here

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Hubble Space Telescope control console on eBay – Boing Boing

Boing Boing Hubble Space Telescope control console on eBayBoing BoingHubbbbb Want to build a DIY version of the Hubble Space Telescope? I posted last year that the Vehicle Power Interface Console used at the Goddard Flight Center during pre-launch testing of the HST was for sale on eBay for $75,000. …

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