StarWatch Consumer | Barnes & Noble cuts Nook Simple Touch price; food …Kansas City StarFood stamps went to a record 47.7 million Americans in September, up 1.3 percent from August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The figure, which included disaster assistance, was 3.1 percent higher than September 2011. Spending …
Read More »Chicagoans read Santa letters sent to Post Office, help make kids’ holiday … – The Republic
Chicagoans read Santa letters sent to Post Office, help make kids' holiday …The RepublicCHICAGO — Hundreds of Chicagoans are getting in the holiday spirit by reading letters that local children send to Santa — then making their wishes come true. The U.S. Post Office in Chicago has received more than …
Read More »Ark. post offices open Christmas, New Year’s Eves – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Ark. post offices open Christmas, New Year's EvesSeattle Post IntelligencerLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Postal officials in Arkansas say the state's post offices will be open on both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve — but hours may vary. Spokeswoman Leisa Tolliver-Gay says all post offices will be open …
Read More »'Star of Bethlehem' postmarks moved to New Washington post office
It had become a tradition for Virgil Stockdale to drive more than 40 miles each year to the post office in tiny Bethlehem, Ind., where former Postmaster John Cable would hand-stamp Christmas cards with images of the Star of Bethlehem and the Three Wise Men. More: continued here
Read More »Man found hanging at local post office – Carmi Times
Man found hanging at local post officeCarmi TimesCoroner Chris Marsh said it appeared the man tied a rope to a handrail that surrounds some stairs leading to a basement door on the south side of the post office. His body was discovered by a postal service employee reporting for work …
Read More »Report: Food stamps soar despite unemployment decline – Fox News
Report: Food stamps soar despite unemployment declineFox NewsThe idea of going on food stamps is an idea we should always try to avoid. It's something that should be so painful that we only go on them for a brief time so that there is an incentive to get back into …
Read More »A Closer Look at eBay’s New Global Shipping Program – EcommerceBytes
EcommerceBytes A Closer Look at eBay's New Global Shipping ProgramEcommerceByteseBay said it is seeing early positive results of its new Global Shipping Program (GSP), which is currently only open to selected sellers. Manish Joneja, eBay Senior Manager of the Global Shipping Program, said both buyers and sellers who have sent …
Read More »LETTER: Food stamp rules are out of whack – Lehighvalleylive.com
Lehighvalleylive.com LETTER: Food stamp rules are out of whackLehighvalleylive.comshopping cart The food stamp program needs to be revamped, a reader says. Express-Times File Photo. There I was in the checkout line waiting with my chicken, grapes and coffee. The woman ahead of me, with the pierced cheek and eyelids and …
Read More »FedEx fills Santa's sleigh during busiest day in its history
The shipping company estimates that it shipped 19 million packages Monday, a 10% increase from its busiest day last year. FedEx Corp.'s sorting facility at Los Angeles International Airport is a maze of chutes, ladders and catwalks, capable of processing more than 300 packages a minute. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx ready for busiest shipping day
FedEx workers are expected to handle about 19 million packages on its busiest day of the year. More: continued here
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