Food stamp usage is on the rise, and now that they work just like a debit card, it’s easy to use them inconspicuously. More: continued here
Read More »Swiping away food stamps’ stigma – Christian Science Monitor (blog)
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Officials announced this morning that four Montana post offices, including Havre’s, are among 100 across the country that are undergoing 30-day Area Mail Processing studies. More: continued here
Read More »Analyzing Ebay’s Controversial Fee Changes For The Spring Release – istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Analyzing Ebay's Controversial Fee Changes For The Spring ReleaseistockAnalyst.com (press release)Earlier this week eBay announced their first big releaes of 2011 (internally SR11.1 – externally the Spring release). There's a ton of changes in here and we'll be hosting a webinar that digs into the impact for our customers (but …
Read More »Man injured falling on Royal Mail ship RMS St Helena – BBC News
Man injured falling on Royal Mail ship RMS St HelenaBBC NewsA man was injured when he fell between two large containers on board one of the last working Royal Mail ships. Coastguard crews and a helicopter were called to RMS St Helena, in Portland Harbour, Dorset, during the afternoon. The …
Read More »Food stamp recipients may soon be required to show identification – Idaho Reporter
Idaho Reporter Food stamp recipients may soon be required to show identificationIdaho ReporterThe House Commerce Committee approved a bill Thursday that would require those using federal food stamps to purchase groceries to show identification before doing so. Rep. Christy Perry, R-Nampa, said that measure is meant to crack down on …
Read More »eBay UK Runs Free Auction-Listing Promotion for Casual Sellers – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes eBay UK Runs Free Auction-Listing Promotion for Casual SellersAuctionbyteseBay UK is running a promotion for non-business sellers over the weekend. Private sellers will not pay an insertion fee for auction listings, no matter the starting price, in eligible categories on March 19 – 20, 2011. …Comparison between the old …
Read More »Royal Mail worker sentenced to six year’s prison for stabbing woman
A Royal Mail worker has been sentenced to six years behind bars for stabbing a woman with a kitchen knife. More: continued here
Read More »Norwich will fight to keep downtown post office – TheDay.com
Norwich will fight to keep downtown post officeTheDay.comNorwich – City officials will ask for a public hearing in an effort to fight a plan by the US Postal Service to move its retail post office out of downtown to an existing postal distribution center at the Bozrah town line. …US …
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