Food stamps: Fact vs fictionWilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe actual fact is that no one within shouting distance of middle class is eligible for food stamps: According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, 85 percent of recipients have incomes below the poverty line – $18500 for a family of three …Ever more …
Read More »Can’t find your way? Then ask a postie – Echo
Can't find your way? Then ask a postieEchoRoyal Mail has begun the trial scheme to pinpoint the precise co-ordinates of every home and business address. If the new system is successful it will create a more accurate map which will subsequently be rolled out across the whole country. Royal Mail…and …
Read More »Can’t find your way? Then ask a postie – Southend Standard
Can't find your way? Then ask a postieSouthend StandardRoyal Mail has begun the trial scheme to pinpoint the precise co-ordinates of every home and business address. If the new system is successful it will create a more accurate map which will subsequently be rolled out across the whole country. Royal …
Read More »Joe D. stamp a big hit – New York Post
New York Post Joe D. stamp a big hitNew York PostThe US Post Office got a positive Bronx cheer yesterday, as it issued the Joe DiMaggio “All Stars Forever” stamp. Local pols, celebrities and relatives of the Yankee legend held a ceremony at the borough's General Post Office on the …
Read More »eBay more than doubles income – San Jose Mercury News
eBay more than doubles incomeSan Jose Mercury NewsNEW YORK — EBay (EBAY) more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites. The solid results, which came against the backdrop of the ongoing European … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Bonds Rise After $3 Billion Sale With Yields at Record Low – Businessweek
EBay Bonds Rise After $3 Billion Sale With Yields at Record LowBusinessweekEbay's $250 million of 0.7 percent notes due 2015, its $1 billion of 1.35 percent debentures maturing in 2017 and its $750 million of 30-year, 4 percent bonds also rose after their sale yesterday. The 2042 notes gained 1.6 …
Read More »Ever more Floridians rely on food stamps, may lose them
Is growing use a sign of need — or dependence? WASHINGTON – Never have so many Floridians relied on food stamps: 3.47 million as of June, nearly triple the number since the Great Recession began and still growing even as the economy recovers. But under cost-cutting legislation moving through Congress, …
Read More »Veterans Information and Referral Office opens in Conyers – newtoncitizen
Veterans Information and Referral Office opens in ConyersnewtoncitizenA back injury left her unable to continue her job at the post office, and she struggled to care for her three children, with no health insurance and no income. Fortunately for Whaley, a friend and fellow veteran suggested she apply for benefits …
Read More »U.S Post Office marked 1st day of Joe DiMaggio “Forever” stamp
A special tribute was held by the United States Postal Service in the Bronx Saturday celebrating the first issue of its new Joe DiMaggio "Forever" stamp. The ceremony took place at the Bronx General More: continued here
Read More »East Austin post office may close to make way for restaurant – Austin American-Statesman
Austin American-Statesman East Austin post office may close to make way for restaurantAustin American-StatesmanAn artist's rendering depicts a redesign concept for two buildings recently purchased by MP Commercial Partners: the post office, left, and its vacant neighbor at 2000 E. Sixth St. 'Creative office space' is envisioned next to the …
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