Chicagomag.com Peter Orszag: End-of-month hunger hurts students on food stampsCapital Times (blog)New research suggests that's especially true for students from families on food stamps, perhaps because life at home gets more stressful as money runs out. Modifying the food-stamp program so that benefits are paid out twice, rather than once, …
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'Octomom' is on food stampsTampabay.comIn an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show Thursday, the Orange County, Calif., woman acknowledged that she is accepting food stamps as a temporary measure. She said she has business ventures in the works to make money, including an online … More: continued here
Read More »US House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Hearing in Illinois – eReleases (press release)
US House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Hearing in IllinoiseReleases (press release)CHICAGO, April 6, 2012 — Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana reintroduced legislation last month to cut $40 billion from federal farming support and federal nutrition assistance funding, which could eliminate food stamps for 74000 already … More: continued …
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Despite dire financial straits, octuplets mother Nadya Suleman said she is still capable of being a good mother and supporting her 14 children. More: continued here
Read More »The hidden cost of postal cutbacks – kypost.com
The hidden cost of postal cutbackskypost.comBy Jennifer Liberto / CNN News WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) – Unions and some lawmakers say the US Postal Service's plans to close plants and post offices would turn customers away and hasten the service's downward spiral. Now their campaign has been buoyed … More: continued here
Read More »Point: TRS Does Improve a Seller’s Sales on eBay – Auctionbytes
Digit Point: TRS Does Improve a Seller's Sales on eBayAuctionbytesWe kick off this new feature with a Point/Counterpoint debate on the impact of TRS on eBay sales. Here is today's "Point." Does being an eBay Top Rated Seller (TRS) improve a seller's sales on eBay? Sally says yes. She generates …
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TWO crooks were caught in the act after they activated the alarms at the Rosewood Post Office early this morning. More: continued here
Read More »USPS Recognizes eBay for Making Shipping Easier for Sellers – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes USPS Recognizes eBay for Making Shipping Easier for SellersAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner The US Postal Service recognized eBay for driving technology innovation with the USPS to make shipping and billing faster and easier for eBay sellers, including its eBay Fast 'N Free" program. eBay and the USPS joined forces in …
Read More »Judging a la Hockey Style at Park Forest Stamp Club Show – eNews Park Forest
Judging a la Hockey Style at Park Forest Stamp Club ShoweNews Park ForestPark Forest Stamp Club's fifty-second annual Postage Stamp Show, PARFOREX 2012, held in St. Irenaeus Church Parish Hall in Park Forest, IL on March 31st Judge Kathy Johnson, mother of an ardent hockey player, planned the “hockey” themed …
Read More »Some Idaho post office closures imminent
A final list hasn’t been issued, but one that could close after May 15 is the Collister station in Boise. More: continued here
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