A surprising number of Americans are receiving federal government issued food stamps in the growing new social class called the “new poor.” Mark Strassmann reports on the formally well off families who were once full of food and rich futures, but now are now destitute. More: continued here
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Cumberland Courier Newspapers Stamp of heritage for Paddington Post OfficeCumberland Courier NewspapersPADDINGTON Post Office has been placed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in recognition of its history and importance to the community. Parts of the iconic Oxford St building have stood since 1885 with the outside still well preserved. … …
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The Versace H&M collection has already hit eBay and price tags have quadrupled, as was to be expected. More: continued here
Read More »Check the mail for America’s fall – Calcutta Telegraph
Check the mail for America's fallCalcutta TelegraphIn many remote communities across America, the local post office can be the centre of their social life. A popular radio programme recently broadcast from Fort Rock, Oregon, featured the wives of local farmers who said the post office was a daily …and more » …
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International Business Times Shoppers snatch up Versace's limited H&M wearBoston HeraldAnn-Marie Smith, who came with three friends, spent $3256.32 on dresses, tops, scarves, leggings and jackets, and expects “most of it is going on eBay.” Still, she did fall in love with a sexy purple dress that she plans to …
Read More »Food stamp usage, child poverty on the rise in N.J. – newjerseynewsroom.com
Food stamp usage, child poverty on the rise in N.J.newjerseynewsroom.comAccording to just released census figures, about one out of 15 state households received food stamps in 2010. NorthJersey.com reported that while New Jersey came in at No. 2 in household income last year, 215000 households got food stamps, …and more » …
Read More »Fire destroys rural Ore. post office – Longview Daily News
Fire destroys rural Ore. post officeLongview Daily NewsIt spread to a trailer that housed both the post office and a small lending library. Sweet Home Battalion Chief Shannon Pettner says one was injured. The future of the post office is unclear. It is one of 3200 rural post offices that …
Read More »Fire destroys post office, building in Cascadia, Ore. | The Republic – The Republic
Fire destroys post office, building in Cascadia, Ore. | The RepublicThe RepublicA fire has destroyed the post office and another building in Cascadia, Ore. The Democrat-Herald says (http://bit.ly/sG0Msm ) the fire started Saturday morning in a former school building that served as a home and business in the town 13 …
Read More »Stanford stamps online high – Albany Times Union
Stanford stamps online highAlbany Times UnionPALO ALTO, Calif. — In June, about 30 seniors will graduate from a little-known online high school currently called the Education Program for Gifted Youth. But their diplomas will bear a different name: Stanford Online …and more » More: continued here
Read More »$10000 custom-made Lebron James pendant: Whatever happened to …? – Plain Dealer (blog)
Plain Dealer (blog) $10000 custom-made Lebron James pendant: Whatever happened to …?Plain Dealer (blog)Whatever happened to the $10000 Lebron James pendant that turned up on Ebay after an Akron woman said she bought it for $5 at a yard sale? It remains locked up at the Wadsworth police department until …
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