South Side woman never thought she'd be on food stampsChicago TribuneOn a freezing winter day in 2008, Shani Smith went to a branch office of the Illinois Department of Human Services to apply for food stamps. As she stood outside in line with her son for a couple of hours, construction workers pulled up in…
Aussie dollar lures US retailers onto eBaySydney Morning HeraldeBay's global chief executive, John Donahoe. Photo: Reuters AUSTRALIAN consumers are easy targets for famous US emporiums, with a healthy appetite for importing, a love of brand names and a strong dollar, according to the global head of eBay. … More: continued here
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The Inquisitr Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach an impasseWashington PostFirst-class postage stamps now cost 45 cents each, a price jump that officials anticipate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. The rate increase does not affect the use of Forever stamps purchased before Sunday. …Price of Stamps Now 45…
Phippsburg hearing to focus on proposed closure of village post officePress HeraldBy Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com PHIPPSBURG — A hearing on a proposal from the United States Postal Service to close the Sebasco Estates Post Office will be held Thursday night at 7:30 at the Phippsburg Elementary School. The village post office… More: continued here
Postal Service to issue Miles Davis stampAlton TelegraphBy KATHIE BASSETT ALTON – The great jazz musician Miles Davis has received the official stamp of approval from the US Post Office. Linn's Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part of a … More: continued…
Stamp prices go up as postal labor talks reach impasseBangor Daily NewsFirst-class stamps now cost 45 cents each, an increase that officials estimate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. “Forever” stamps, as the name indicates, remain valid as prices increase. The price hike came as negotiations … More: continued here
Boston.com Gingrich knows how to get cheersThe Daily AdvanceWatching the rowdy and rambunctious audience at the presidential debates, one would think that there are no unemployed, white lunchpail Republicans receiving food stamps in America. Oh, how the cheers and jeers went up from the boisterous crowd when …Gingrich Calling Obama 'Food-Stamp President' Draws CriticsBusinessWeekFood Stamp…
Al Green, Katharine Lee Bates, food stamps, and 'The Help'Boston.com (blog)Which is another way of saying that no one who's ever listened to Al Green with pleasure and appreciation might have said what Newt Gingrich did at the debate last week where he stood by his referring to Obama as "the food stamp president" —…
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