Food Stamp Use on the RiseWall Street Journal (blog)Food-stamp use jumped in the US in September as 11 states tapped into the program for disaster assistance. Food stamp rolls have risen 7.8% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk BeautifulPeople.com thrown off eBay for auctioning date with the Virgin MaryTelegraph.co.ukAn internet dating site has been thrown off eBay for auctioning a date with the Virgin Mary. BeautifulPeople.com encouraged men to bid for a date with blonde Heather Seychelle, 25, shown dressed in a "sexy" Mary outfit. Miss Seychelle appears in the …and more »…
Fort Myers post office offers Operation Santa Claus for first timeThe News-PressThe downtown Fort Myers post office is participating in Operation Santa Claus for the first time this year. Starting Friday, local residents and businesses can help children's wishes come true by visiting the post office at 1350 Monroe St., Fort Myers. … More: continued…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) Republicans should try Community FoodBank food stamp challengeThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps on October, 2010 in New York City. The number of NJ residents receiving food stamps has doubled in the last…
Digitaltrends.com Why You Should Care About an Internet Sales TaxPCWorldA proposed law that would make small online retailers pay taxes on Internet-based sales is meeting opposition from eBay and being supported by Amazon, both of which spoke before Congress last week. Larger retailers have been …Amazon and eBay battle in Washington over Internet sales taxDigitaltrends.comPennsylvania…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Gingrich Calls Obama 'Food Stamp President'The RootHe recently proclaimed Barack Obama "the most successful food stamp president in history." What does that even mean? Sure the number of food stamp recipients has soared during the economic downturn, the Chigago Tribune reports. But if "most successful" …Gingrich and the "food stamp president"Chicago…
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday. The 38-year-old woman entered the Texas Health and Human Services Commission office in downtown Laredo…
Image via Wikipedia Netflix (NFLX) would seem like the most likely loser in cuts to the U.S. Postal Service. But for all the company’s stumbles, it has at least minimized its reliance on the post office (purposely or by accident) in recent months. The video rental giant lost about 9 million DVD […] More: continued…
Portfolio.com Netflix Prepared for Post Office SlowdownForbesNetflix (NFLX) would seem like the most likely loser in cuts to the US Postal Service. But for all the company's stumbles, it has at least minimized its reliance on the post office (purposely or by accident) in recent months. …Time to Stop Dumping on NetflixThe Epoch TimesPostal Service…
Middletown woman stole $5K in horse saddles, tried to sell on eBay, police sayAsbury Park PressPolice caught McDowell trying to sell the saddles on eBay, Whitehead said. She was arrested Friday at her Jersey Avenue home and charged with theft and burglary, he said. Police did not have a photo immediately available.and more » More: continued…