Judge delays Kan. food stamp conspiracy trialSan Antonio Express(AP) — A federal judge has granted a two-month delay in the food stamp fraud trial of two Wichita grocery store owners and other defendants. US District Judge J. Thomas Marten on Thursday rescheduled the trial of Muhammad Qadeer Akram and his …
Read More »Postal Employee Saves Co-Worker’s Life – WLTX.com
Postal Employee Saves Co-Worker's LifeWLTX.comFor one post office supervisor, a feeling in his gut told him something was wrong and it possibly saved the life of his employee. Cedric Jackson is a customer service supervisor at the Sandhills Post Office. He got here about five and a half years ago. …
Read More »Olympics-Japan rubber stamps Tokyo’s 2020 vision
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) formally put Tokyo in the race to host the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, claiming the bid will assist the nation’s recovery from the deadly earthquake and tsunami that ravaged its northeast coast in March. More: continued here
Read More »More appeals filed after post office decision
Group wanting to keep North Oak facility open appeals to independent commission The Daily Journal Rather than send an appeal of the Ukiah Post Office closure decision to the official charged with making the decision, members of the Save the Ukiah Post Office Committee sent a letter to the Postal …
Read More »Gohmert announces Easton post office to close
The U.S. Postal Service is closing the Easton post office, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert announced Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Woodbury Heights to lose post office come September – Gloucester County Times – NJ.com
Woodbury Heights to lose post office come SeptemberGloucester County Times – NJ.comBy John Barna/Gloucester County Times WOODBURY HEIGHTS — The borough's post office will shut its doors on Sept. 23, part of a branch pruning by the financially-strapped US Postal Service. “We must take action to reduce the size of …
Read More »Probe into kids for sale offer on eBay – Herald Sun
Auctionbytes Probe into kids for sale offer on eBayHerald SunA VICTORIAN woman is being investigated after offering her two young children for sale to the highest bidder on internet auction site eBay. The woman, in her early 30s, lives near Geelong. She wrote a "lengthy sales pitch" that included photographs …
Read More »Japan rubber stamps Tokyo’s 2020 vision
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) formally put Tokyo in the race to host the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, claiming the bid will assist the nation’s recovery from the deadly earthquake and tsunami that ravaged its northeast coast in March. More: continued here
Read More »Woodbury Heights to lose post office come September
WOODBURY HEIGHTS — The borough’s post office will shut its doors on Sept. 23, part of a branch pruning by the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Corporate America & Obesity: Why Americans Can’t Live on Food Stamps – New America Media
Corporate America & Obesity: Why Americans Can't Live on Food StampsNew America MediaAn obesity study released this week through a joint effort by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reveals further evidence of a brewing crisis, not least in the area of food stamps. According …
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