45 million Americans are living on food stamps in hard timesEconomic TimesBALTIMORE, MARYLAND: A record 45 million Americans are now living on food stamps, a weekly stipend from the US government that helps them make ends meet in hard times. For everyone else, there's the Food Stamp Challenge, thrown down …
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Consider this annual problem for the folks at the Rock Hall. Every year, the hall announces its nominees, and every year (so far) the Moody Blues, Kiss, Chicago, ELO, Yes and Rush are not among them. Then begin the usual angry phone calls, letter-writing campaigns and the vile questioning of …
Read More »EBay phone buyer gets leaked Google ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ – Bizjournals.com
Christian Science Monitor EBay phone buyer gets leaked Google 'Ice Cream Sandwich'Bizjournals.comA video has surfaced on Engadget from a person who claims they bought a smartphone on eBay that was loaded with the unreleased "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Google's Android mobile operating system. Seems like you don't have to …
Read More »Applying for Irene aid mostly a matter of proving identity – Waterbury Republican American
MyFox Philadelphia Applying for Irene aid mostly a matter of proving identityWaterbury Republican AmericanThousands of low-income residents swamped social service offices around the state applying for the federal Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), a special one-time allotment of food stamps for people not already on the SNAP …The deadline …
Read More »Stamps’ Coker shows big-play ability – Calgary Herald
Stamps' Coker shows big-play abilityCalgary Herald“Hey, Quick Six — I think it's a good fit,” Coker said Thursday, two days before the Stamps play the Saskatchewan Roughriders at McMahon Stadium. “If you want to give me that nickname, then you can do it. But I don't want to self-proclaim it. …
Read More »eBay Names Facebook’s Katie Mitic to Board of Directors – Auctionbytes
Reuters eBay Names Facebook's Katie Mitic to Board of DirectorsAuctionbyteseBay named Katie Mitic to its board of directors on Thursday. Mitic currently leads Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook, with responsibility for shaping and growing products for over two million developers and businesses that …Facebook Executive Katie Mitic Joins eBay …
Read More »Norvell Township residents tell postal official: Save our post office
Norvell Township residents concerned about the possible closure of the community’s only post office are preparing to fight to keep it open. More: continued here
Read More »Last day to appeal relocation of El Segundo post office
Friday marks the last day to appeal the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to relocate El Segundo’s downtown post office to a site two miles away on the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Blues: Mule Creek office on closure list – Silver City Sun News
Post Office Blues: Mule Creek office on closure listSilver City Sun NewsMULE CREEK – Gene Johnson sat at the end of old blue bench in the lobby of the tiny Mule Creek Post Office on a quiet Wednesday morning. Folks gathered around him, and as the group spread out and …
Read More »Flag Pond residents fight to save post office
FLAG POND — Buddy Floyd took advantage of his surroundings to make his point. Floyd stood from his seat and held up a copy of a Broadman Hymnal book located near his seat, adding that he recalled “Will Your Anchor Hold” as one of his favorite hymns. More: continued here
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