A.M. Vitals: NYC Can't Ban Soda Purchases Using Food StampsWall Street Journal (blog)Food Stamps Still Good for Soda: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg last year proposed a two-year trial ban on using food stamps to purchase soda and other drinks with added sugar, but the Obama administration has turned …
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Read More »Keith’s art has stamp of approval – Doncaster Today
Keith's art has stamp of approvalDoncaster TodayHe's Keith Woodcock, and his paintings of aircraft and cars are so widespread that everyone in the area could have bought one – because they've featured on Royal Mail stamps and Airfix kits. But they have also been commissioned by the rich and famous; …
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Read More »Britons expect to become FTBs aged 35 – Mortgage Strategy
This is Money Britons expect to become FTBs aged 35Mortgage StrategyThe average age that Britons expect to take their first step onto the housing ladder is 35, according to research from Post Office Mortgages. Women are slightly more optimistic than men when it comes to home ownership, expecting to buy …
Read More »HP’s Touchpad fire sale: Is this a weak chink in Apple’s armour? – PC Authority
Moneycontrol.com HP's Touchpad fire sale: Is this a weak chink in Apple's armour?PC AuthorityEqually, some folks would have been buying them in order to onsell them on eBay, although that's something that'll probably peak very quickly. What it does point to, however, is a weak chink in Apple's otherwise impenetrable …
Read More »Melbourne Beach leaders launch letter-writing campaign to keep post office open
Melbourne Beach town commissioners are spearheading a campaign to keep their post office open. More: continued here
Read More »Little America mulls ‘village’ post office – Billings Gazette
Reuters Little America mulls 'village' post officeBillings GazetteOn any summer day, the post office at Little America is bustling. Drivers park at the truck stop, knowing they can eat at one of three restaurants, refuel and send postcards to loved ones from the post office. Tourists mail souvenirs they don't …
Read More »Cutting Medicare Benefits Will Cost Nation More in Food Stamps, Welfare … – DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Cutting Medicare Benefits Will Cost Nation More in Food Stamps, Welfare …DigitalJournal.com (press release)… and John Horton, Senior Political Analyst at Robert Weiner Associates, argue that cuts to Medicare being considered by the new congressional "Supercommittee" and the White House "will cost the nation more in food stamps, welfare, seniors' …
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