Food Stamp Challenge shines light on povertyThe TennesseanThe average person who receives food stamps is tasked with eating on $31.50 a week. That's $4.50 a day. And $1.50 a meal. That can't be easy, says a group of nonprofits. So, it's bringing awareness of the need to maintain funding for …
Read More »Post office worker stole £8000 from pensioner – Bristol Evening Post
Post office worker stole £8000 from pensionerBristol Evening PostTHE assistant manager of a Withywood post office stole nearly £8000 from the life savings of an 89-year-old man after she convinced him to leave his cash card and pin number with her, a court heard. Ivy Parker, 52, of Bishport Avenue, …
Read More »EBay holiday forecast disappoints, even though 3rd-quarter net income rises 14 … – Washington Post
Bloomberg EBay holiday forecast disappoints, even though 3rd-quarter net income rises 14 …Washington PostSAN FRANCISCO — EBay left investors unimpressed with its predictions for the holiday season even as its namesake site and PayPal online payment service showed healthy growth in the latest quarter. The company's stock fell more than …
Read More »Residents Say Closing Post Office Would Kill Small Nevada Town
GABBS – Hazel Dummar and her husband, Ray, operate the only restaurant, store, hotel and gas station in this northern Nye County town. It’s a place where many people are senior citizens living on Social Security and food stamps. They depend on the Postal More: continued here
Read More »Employees deliver ‘colors of hope’ during FedEx Cares Week
A child patient enjoys a day of fun and caring with FedEx volunteers during the FedEx “Colors of Hope” activity held at the National Children’s Hospital. The event is part of the FedEx Cares Week global initiative dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities where FedEx employees …
Read More »‘Not going to stop the train’
KNIERIM – When Peggy Chalstrom goes to work, there’s more hanging over her head than a ceiling. She’s postmaster at the Knierim Post Office, one of the smallest of the small, with 34 boxes and no rural routes. As with small post offices across the country, she’s just waiting for …
Read More »Bristol Evening Post published Post office worker stole £8,000 from pensioner
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Read More »Teen lives playboy lifestyle after scamming bank through eBay con – Herald Sun
NEWS.com.au Teen lives playboy lifestyle after scamming bank through eBay conHerald SunThe teen, from NSW, funded his celebrity lifestyle by selling fictitious products on eBay from 2007 – at one stage, earning more than $6000 a day. He went on a string of shopping sprees buying Versace and Prada clothes, …
Read More »Residents Speak Out on Proposed Post Office Closings – 89.7 WUWM – Milwaukee Public Radio
Residents Speak Out on Proposed Post Office Closings89.7 WUWM – Milwaukee Public RadioPeople who live in Milwaukee's central city have been testifying at public hearings on a proposal to close up to five neighborhood post offices. WUWM's Marti Mikkelson stopped by one of the meetings last week. … More: continued …
Read More »Sessions: Budget for food stamps ballooning out of control – Daily Caller
Sessions: Budget for food stamps ballooning out of controlDaily CallerNEW YORK – OCTOBER 07: A sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps on October 7, 2010 in New York City. New York (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) In the midst of budget concerns Alabama Republican Sen. …
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