Starbucks discourages food stamps for Frappuccinos – KPTV.com

The State Column Starbucks discourages food stamps for FrappuccinosKPTV.comBy FOX 12 Staff – email A loophole in Oregon's food assistance program allows participants to buy Starbucks Frappuccinos, but the coffee giant discourages such sales. Last week, FOX 12 Investigators discovered the Oregon Trail Card is accepted at …No Frappuccinos For …

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Downtown Post Office to close

The expected announcement today that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to close the downtown San Marcos Post Office and transfer operations to the Carrier Annex at 201 S. Stagecoach Trail comes with some unexpected news. More: continued here

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Obama administration targeting food stamp fraud – Washington Post (blog)

Obama administration targeting food stamp fraudWashington Post (blog)More than 46.2 million people received a total of $75.3 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, in fiscal 2011, according to Agriculture Department statistics released Monday. …Updated: Interactive Map of Food Stamp Distribution and Economic ImpactTexas Tribuneall …

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eBay Runs 3-Day Promotion on Short-Duration Auctions

eBay is running a 3-day promotion in which sellers can list up to 5,000 auction listings without incurring listing fees – but there’s a small catch. The promotion applies only for auctions with a 1-, 3-, or 5-day duration; typically sellers list auctions for 7 days. More: continued here

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eBay Runs 3-Day Promotion on Short-Duration Auctions

eBay is running a 3-day promotion in which sellers can list up to 5,000 auction listings without incurring listing fees – but there’s a small catch. The promotion applies only for auctions with a 1-, 3-, or 5-day duration; typically sellers list auctions for 7 days. More: continued here

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Netflix Prepared for Post Office Slowdown – TheStreet.com

Netflix Prepared for Post Office SlowdownTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) — Netflix(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…Post Office Delivers Bad News For NetflixTVPredictions.com (press release)Time to …

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Who Painted the Post Office Mural? – Patch.com

Who Painted the Post Office Mural?Patch.comThe History Guy explains how the historical painting in the Doylestown Post Office resulted from a New Deal federal arts program. In the Doylestown post office, around the corner to the right near the post office boxes, is a mural depicting the … More: continued …

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