Jweekly.com Rabbi's challenge: 1 week on a food-stamp budgetJweekly.comThe challenge required participants to eat for seven days on a budget totaling $31.50, the average weekly allotment under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California or, simply, food stamps. That comes to a … More: continued here
SodaHead News Betty White Auctions Herself on Ebay: Would She Make a Good Date?SodaHead NewsSome vintage clothes? How about a date with a "Golden Girl"? Well, now you can! That's right, everyone's favorite 90-year-old has got herself into the eBay scene, and is offering up a dinner date with herself to the highest bidder. Betty…
The Post Office has opened its first ever "pop-up shop" to help cope with the surge in business in the run-up to Christmas. More: continued here
can't sell stamps so they're giving them awayHerald SunAUSTRALIA Post is giving away 100 stamps to each of its full-time employees this Christmas, in a clear sign that the value of a stamp ain't what it used to be. Our government-owned postal corporation has a full-time workforce of approximately 24,000 …and more » More: continued here
Mayor Cory Booker said he will live on food stamps for a week starting Tuesday. More: continued here
Investigators with the Anne Arundel County Police Department have released surveillance photos of who they believe is the suspect in the mugging of a 64-year-old woman that took place earlier this week. More: continued here
Delco woman sentenced for food-stamp fraudPhiladelphia InquirerA Darby woman who pled guilty to allowing patrons at her food market to exchange food stamps for cash was sentenced today in federal court in Philadelphia to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay $225,000 in restitution. Federal officials said … More: continued here
ABC2 News Surveillance photos released in Arnold post office muggingABC2 NewsThe incident took place at the Arnold post office. The woman was thrown to the ground, and her purse was stolen. "She (suspect) started tugging on her purse, and she (victim) fell to the ground," said Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesman …and more » More:…
NJ mayor to live on food stamps starting TuesdayThe Associated PressNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., says he will live on food stamps for a week starting Tuesday. Booker told The Associated Press on Thursday that he will honor the challenge he made to a Twitter follower earlier this month….
Sue Howard wins Holiday Stamp-ede contestRockford Register StarROCKFORD — Sue Howard of Rockford was announced as the winner of Shop Downtown's first Holiday Stamp-ede contest, which ran Nov. 17-24. Howard won $350 in downtown cash that she can spend at any of Shop Downtown's participating retailers. More: continued here