Richard Anderson has been at the Post Office for 41 years; deaf and mute since …News-Herald.comBy Jean Bonchak Such is the case with Richard Anderson, a 41-year employee of the United States Postal Service who has been deaf and mute since birth. With official retirement on the horizon in February, …
Read More »Health beat: Easing hunger with food stamps – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Health beat: Easing hunger with food stampsMinneapolis Star TribuneIt's an old, old problem: Tens of thousands of Minnesotans could benefit from food stamps but don't, and the reasons are pride and ignorance. This week, officials from nearly 3000 businesses, advocacy groups and government units launched a statewide …Food stamps get …
Read More »CES 2012: Ebay Projects $8 Billion In 2012
Ebay CEO John Donahoe announced at CES 2012 yesterday that “eBay is projecting 2012 global mobile gross merchandise volume (GMV) to surpass $8 billion.” As Zach Walton reported yesterday, Paypal also projects that its payment volume will be $7 billion … More: continued here
Read More »Bangor post office closed due to mold, mildew
The Bangor post office is closed indefinitely after mold and mildew is found in the building's ceiling and walls. More: continued here
Read More »Fingerprints Would Reduce Fraud in Food-Stamp Program – NewsMax.com
Fingerprints Would Reduce Fraud in Food-Stamp ProgramNewsMax.comBy Edward Koch There are legislators and members of the media who believe that if participation in a government program like food stamps requires fingerprinting, the beneficiary of the program is stigmatized. I think that is ridiculous. …Cuomo is wrong about food stampsNew York …
Read More »Post Office Lake improvements under way in Waldorf – So Md News
Post Office Lake improvements under way in WaldorfSo Md Newsby ERICA MITRANO, Staff writer Staff photo by ERICA MITRANO An Outdoor Creations worker takes down a juniper tree with a chain saw to make way for new landscaping at Post Office Lake in Waldorf. Post Office Lake is being transformed …
Read More »Employee: eBay lays off half of Rue La La staff, plans to shutter SmartBargains – Boston Business Journal
Employee: eBay lays off half of Rue La La staff, plans to shutter SmartBargainsBoston Business JournalThe employee, who contacted Boston Business Journal, said Rue La La owner eBay laid off half the company's Boston staff of about 200, Thursday, and plans to shutter its SmartBargains.com, a discount shopping site it …
Read More »CES 2012: eBay’s Donahoe: Mobile Apps Revolutionizing Retail – Twice
CES 2012: eBay's Donahoe: Mobile Apps Revolutionizing RetailTwiceThat was the message presented by eBay president/CEO John Donahoe in his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) annual 2012 Leaders In Technology (LIT) dinner, held Wednesday night at the Wynn hotel. Donahoe said m-commerce and … More: continued here
Read More »Little Caesars Goes To Court Over Food Stamp Decision – Willamette Week
Little Caesars Goes To Court Over Food Stamp DecisionWillamette WeekMore The owners of a dozen Little Caesars pizza locations are suing the federal government over a recent decision by the Portland office of the US Department of Agriculture to kick them out of the food stamp program. According to a …
Read More »“Smiler Stamps” featuring Prabakaran banned in UK – Asian Tribune
“Smiler Stamps” featuring Prabakaran banned in UKAsian TribuneAttention of the Sri Lanka High Commission in London has been drawn to the recent news item published in pro-LTTE media and some sections of the Sri Lankan media that a LTTE front organization has been able to get a stamp released by …
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