Postal system's financial woes spark debate in MaineLewiston Sun JournalBy Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News ELLSWORTH, Maine — With 30 rural Maine post offices facing potential closure and nationwide service cutbacks looming, some local postal service employees and activists are attempting to ratchet up pressure on …Saving the Postal ServiceBangor …
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New York Times (blog) Marlins' Reyes cuts off dreadlocks for charityFS FloridaHis hair will be auctioned for charity on eBay. (George Napolitano/Pool Photo via US PRESSWIRE) Sam Gardner covers the NBA and a variety of other sports for FOX Sports. Originally from Orlando, Fla., Sam spent last season covering the …
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Food stamp food police?StandardNetStorms is pushing a bill that would prohibit recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda, candy or snacks that she considers unhealthful. When a fellow Republican lawmaker at a Senate hearing on the bill Wednesday pointed out that this would …and more » More: continued …
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The MP for North Norfolk is taking over as minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs Norman Lamb's previous life as an employment lawyer will stand him in good stead as he tackles his in-tray in his new role as minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs. The …
Read More »US Food-Stamp Use Rose to Record in November – BusinessWeek
The Stir US Food-Stamp Use Rose to Record in NovemberBusinessWeekBy Alan Bjerga (USDA corrects food-stamp figures reported on Feb. 2. The headline and first two paragraphs were changed to show that usage rose rather than fell.) Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — US food-stamp use, which Republicans have cited as evidence of …
Read More »For Marlins, and Charity, Reyes Cuts His Hair – New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog) For Marlins, and Charity, Reyes Cuts His HairNew York Times (blog)By ANDREW KEH George Napolitano/RetnaThe shorn dreadlocks of Jose Reyes would be auctioned on eBay, with the proceeds benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Miami Marlins did plenty to accommodate Jose Reyes this winter, giving the star …
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BBC News Royal rumble over plan to rename Lennoxtown park after QueenKirkintilloch Today… High Park in recent years by East Dunbartonshire Council. “This gives access to potential improvement funding and so I see it as protecting our investment as much as anything.” * Have you got a comment or a …
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'Pawn Stars' Les Paul Guitar fetches $110000 selling on eBayWebWire (press release)WhatSellsBest.com, a website tracking rare items selling on eBay, reports a Les Paul Guitar purchased on 'Pawn Stars' has fetched $110000. The sale included surprising personal items of Les Paul. WhatSellsBest.com, reports a Les Paul Guitar recently …and more » …
Read More »Former post office is now a town hall – WTOV Steubenville
WTOV Steubenville Former post office is now a town hallWTOV SteubenvilleBy Philip Stahl Months after the West Liberty Post Office ceased operations; the building is no longer vacant. The town of West Liberty has purchased the building and has now made it their new home for the Town Hall. “We …
Read More »Gingrich talks Romney, food stamps day before NV Caucus – KTNV Las Vegas
ABC News (blog) Gingrich talks Romney, food stamps day before NV CaucusKTNV Las VegasGingrich then turned his focus to food stamps, telling the crowd, “If you want to have a paycheck instead of food stamps, come join us.” Food stamps are a particularly sensitive issue in Southern Nevada, with more …
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