The small savings maintained by Indians with the post office have dwindled over the past two years. The outstanding amount held by the post office shrunk by 0.5 per cent in the first half of FY13 after declining by 2.2 per cent in 2011-12. More: continued here
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Cory Booker's week on food stamps shines latest light onto statewide struggleThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comJaquez, a single mother of three who is studying to be a home health aide, receives, $668 per month in food stamps through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, to make ends meet. It's not enough….
ST. PAUL — Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? It’s legal to buy soft drinks, chips and cookies using food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But increasingly, public health experts concerned about obesity are raising questions about that policy, pitting them…
Post office building sale may be moving forward – CapitalGazette.com: AnnapolisCapitalGazette.comThe U.S. Postal Service's plan to sell the post office building on Church Circle in Annapolis appears to be moving ahead. On Thursday the Postal Service closed its consumer comment period, which had given the public a chance to express concerns and … More: continued…
KVAL Two men charged in burglaries at post offices | The break-ins at Elmira and …The Register-GuardIn investigating the burglaries at the storage unit and at a Veneta residence, detectives uncovered evidence — including more than $2,000 in stamps, a postal tote and text messages — that linked the two men to the post office…
Criticism growing over ability to buy unhealthy food with food stampsLa Crosse TribuneST. PAUL — Should food stamp recipients be allowed to use their benefits to purchase soda and junk food? It's legal to buy soft drinks, chips and cookies using food stamps as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But increasingly …The Fed…
Telegraph.co.uk Ask Rick: counterfeit SanDisk memory cards on EbayTelegraph.co.ukI recently purchased two SanDisk 2Gb SD memory cards on ebay believing the items were located in Jersey. When the cards arrived the sender turned out to be another ebay seller, and posted from Hong Kong. The cards also appear to be counterfeit. When I … More:…
The Fed on Food StampsBusiness InsiderThough the Fed indirectly finances the food stamp program with its purchase of treasury securities — $45 billion per month starting in January — we wouldn't be surprised someday that the central bank actually begins to print food stamps. This wouldn …and more » More: continued here
New York sells rail cars, equipment on eBay – The Business ReviewThe Business Review (blog)Other equipment had been sold earlier for $65,000 on eBay. New York had purchased the trains and gear 14 years ago as part of a plan to provide higher-speed rail service between Albany and New York City. The state estimates it…
NPR (blog) Artist behind 'Ecce Homo' fresco fiasco auctions her own work on eBaymsnNOWCecilia Gimenez, the amateur painter who catapulted her Spanish chapel into international headlines by "restoring" a howling smiley face onto a 19th-century fresco of "Ecce Homo" is making her original artwork available just in time for the Christmas …Spanish fresco 'artist' in…