CTV.ca Potassium Iodide Prices Raging On eBayOzarksFirst.comCompleted listings on the auction website show people paying hundreds of dollars for anti-radiation tablets. Two weeks' worth of pills normally sells for around 25 bucks. The pills are being snapped up despite assurances from US health officials that …Should West Coasters Stockpile Potassium …
Read More »Chestnut Hill post office robbed; reward offered
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two men who robbed the Chestnut Hill post office Wednesday afternoon. More: continued here
Read More »Armed Robbery at Chestnut Hill Post Office – Patch.com
Armed Robbery at Chestnut Hill Post OfficePatch.comAccording got the US Postal Inspection Service, two men robbed the US Post Office on Germantown Avenue Wednesday afternoon. By Kaitlyn Foti | Email the author | 4:20pm An armed robbery brought Philadelphia Police and the United States Postal Inspection …Two sought in Chestnut …
Read More »US military blocks websites for Japan aid effort – The Age
DailyTech US military blocks websites for Japan aid effortThe AgeThe "partial ban" applied to 13 sites including YouTube, eBay, Amazon, MTV and ESPN, but not Facebook, US Cyber Command officers said. "This action is in no way a reflection on any specific site or the content of any specific site," …
Read More »Use food stamps for healthy choices – vt.Buzz (blog)
Use food stamps for healthy choicesvt.Buzz (blog)Alocal grocer recently shared with me the story of a customer who purchased a 12-pack of soda, a 2-liter bottle of soda and four candy bars with a food stamp card. There was not a single item of nutritional value in this customer's shopping …
Read More »US military blocks websites for Japan aid effort – Sydney Morning Herald
DailyTech US military blocks websites for Japan aid effortSydney Morning HeraldThe "partial ban" applied to 13 sites including YouTube, eBay, Amazon, MTV and ESPN, but not Facebook, US Cyber Command officers said. "This action is in no way a reflection on any specific site or the content of any specific …
Read More »Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: Organic On Food Stamps To The Test (VIDEO)
Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. More than one in seven Americans is now… More: continued here
Read More »Text messages replacing stamps in Scandinavia
Denmark is launching SMS stamps next month, with Sweden to follow. Germany has a similar system, but the text-message codes cost more than normal stamps. More: continued here
Read More »House Ag Committee: Cut Food Stamps, not Farm Aid – TIME (blog)
House Ag Committee: Cut Food Stamps, not Farm AidTIME (blog)The only program the letter offers as a possible area for belt-tightening is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program. The panel said it might not continue the boost in monthly benefits for SNAP …House …
Read More »Ex-Revere library official charged with embezzling at least $200k from city – Boston Globe
Ex-Revere library official charged with embezzling at least $200k from cityBoston GlobeBy Globe Staff The former director of the Revere public library has been indicted on charges that he embezzled at least $200000 from the city to buy items he kept for himself or that he resold for profit on …
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