Investigators have not released the identity of a man found hanging by his neck at the post office in Carmi, Ill., early Monday morning. More: continued here
Read More »Does the September jump in food stamp recipients signal a red alert for the US … – Fabius Maximus (blog)
Fabius Maximus (blog) Does the September jump in food stamp recipients signal a red alert for the US …Fabius Maximus (blog)Summary: The number of households getting food stamps tells us little about the future (ie, it's not a leading indicator). It tells us something about the present. And reporting about …
Read More »eBay bans Australian jeweller – Jeweller Magazine
eBay bans Australian jewellerJeweller Magazine“I was on eBay and I thought, just out of interest, I would check out the engagement rings section because I hadn't really done that before. That's when I noticed someone selling an engagement ring for a certain amount and then showing a valuation … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail staff are trying to save the universal postal service | Roy Mayall … – The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog) Royal Mail staff are trying to save the universal postal service | Roy Mayall …The Guardian (blog)As the article says: "Royal Mail has lost business to the likes of TNT Post and UK Mail over the past seven years. Currently, half of all letters are handled by …
Read More »City Makes Food Stamps Available to Higher Income Storm Victims
Beginning Wednesday, New Yorkers living in 12 designated zip codes hit by Sandy may be eligible for food stamps even if their incomes exceed the regular set limits. According to officials, storm victims earning up to 250 percent of poverty may qualify for a one month allotment of disaster related …
Read More »FedEx's busiest shipping day proves a mixed bag in San Rafael
What FedEx anticipated to be its busiest shipping day ever turned out to be a typical Monday for one San Rafael store. More: continued here
Read More »Nearly 1 in 5 use food stamps in Arizona – | News for Yuma, Imperial Valley … – KSWT-TV
Nearly 1 in 5 use food stamps in Arizona – | News for Yuma, Imperial Valley …KSWT-TVPHOENIX (AP) – State officials say nearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/Z1Pycn) that food-stamp enrollment has doubled in Arizona in four years, to more than …
Read More »Chatawa Post Office operations suspended – seattlepi.com – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Chatawa Post Office operations suspended – seattlepi.comSeattle Post IntelligencerU.S. Postal Service spokesman Enola Rice of Mississippi tells The Enterprise-Journal (http://bit.ly/SKYmhH ) operations at the post office have been indefinitely suspended because of structural damage it received from flooding from Hurricane Isaac. She …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Bath salts sales and food stamp fraud earn Reno business owner a trip to prison – Reno Gazette-Journal
Bath salts sales and food stamp fraud earn Reno business owner a trip to prisonReno Gazette-JournalA local college student has surrendered to federal authorities to begin serving a six-month prison term related to selling illegal bath salts out of his family's Reno liquor store and engaging in food stamp fraud …
Read More »Falls man arrested at post office – Niagara Gazette
Falls man arrested at post officeNiagara GazetteNiagara Gazette — Falls police say they may have spoiled the holidays for a city man who showed up at the post office Thursday to collect what appeared to be some presents. Narcotics detectives said they stopped Michael Crumpton as he was walking out …
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