An unsolicited commentary on food stampsJanesville Gazette (blog)It was all about food stamps or 'EBT cards'. I had no idea what EBT was until that night. They started sharing stories of carts of energy drinks rolling down the checkout. They shared stories of buying food and other 'stuff' on the …
Read More »Food Stamp Cuts Could Hit Mission Residents Below the Belt – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Food Stamp Cuts Could Hit Mission Residents Below the BeltSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Teri Olle is a member of the San Francisco Food Security Task Force and the Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy for the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks. Olle estimates 50,000 eligble households could see a $90 …
Read More »Public can have say on post office’s future
COPE — The fate of the Cope Post Office rests in the hands of its users, including 100 post office box renters and the 1,000 patrons served on the rural route. More: continued here
Read More »Obama Rule Doubled Number of Able-Bodied on Food Stamps – The New American
Obama Rule Doubled Number of Able-Bodied on Food StampsThe New AmericanThe Congressional Research Service has reported that the number of able-bodied American adults on food stamps doubled after President Obama relaxed eligibility requirements to participate in the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP), … More: continued here
Read More »Roughriders stymie Stamps' win streak
Not that this will come as a surprise to any-one who has followed the Calgary Stampeders this 2012 Canadian Football League season, but this team is nowhere near good enough to overcome extended periods of sloppy football. More: continued here
Read More »New Move: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Release Kindle in Japan Coming Month … – U.S. Election News
New Move: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Release Kindle in Japan Coming Month …U.S. Election NewsAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is anticipated to launched the Kindle e-book reader in Japan early October, as the Nikkei declared. The world's biggest Internet retailer had been planning for a late-September release, other than had to change its …and …
Read More »Road to recovery? Census data another sign economy has bottomed out – The Tand D.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune Road to recovery? Census data another sign economy has bottomed outThe Tand D.comMore Americans than ever are turning to food stamps, while residents in housing that is considered “crowded” held steady at 1 percent, tied for the highest since 2003. Fresh economic data released Thursday added to …
Read More »How vital is the Post Office? – Huddersfield Examiner (blog)
How vital is the Post Office?Huddersfield Examiner (blog)The Post Office is currently the 'go to' place for driving licences and other matters related to the DVLA, but if another preferred bidder comes along, what impact will it have on the Post Office? Customers will follow the service they need to …
Read More »eBay launch International postage rate table – TameBay
TameBay eBay launch International postage rate tableTameBayeBay have launched the International postage rate table, these enable you to set a per item or per kilo shipping weight to each country which can then be used across all of your listings. A big advantage is that they enable you to specify …
Read More »Savings rate strategically kept to handle pressure from post office saving … – Economic Times
Savings rate strategically kept to handle pressure from post office saving …Economic TimesPost Office schemes give SBI a competition in savings' rate and therefore the same have been strategically kept at a maximum of 8.5%. He said that post office savings rate was at a major inflection point. Commenting on …
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