More Oregonians than ever are receiving food stamps
High unemployment and accessibility to the program drive the state’s record enrollment, with no signs of slowing. More: continued here
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Former NJ Senate president Frank “Pat” Dodd dies at 72 – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Former NJ Senate president Frank "Pat" Dodd dies at 72The Star-Ledger – NJ.comWhen he was only allotted 3000 stamps, Russo said he carried an overflowing box of mail into Dodd's office and left it sitting on his desk. …and more » More: continued here
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For Poizner and Whitman, the battle grows heated – Los Angeles Times
MyFox Los Angeles For Poizner and Whitman, the battle grows heatedLos Angeles TimesFor Whitman, the former head of EBay making her first bid for office, the turnabout from high-flying frontrunner to muddy brawler has been particularly …Whitman campaign makes strong upfront pitchVarietyMeg Whitman's Wild Week That WasHuffington Post (blog)Poizner, hoping to erode Whitman's Bay Area…
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Learn geocaching at free Royal Oak event
ROYAL OAK — First ADVENTURES of First United Methodist Church of Royal Oak and the Michigan Geocaching Organization invite everyone to learn about geocaching (treasure hunting with GPS), then look for hidden caches. This free event begins at 1 p.m. May 23 at the church at 320 W. Seventh St. and will last two to…
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I’m terrified Anthea Turner’s tubers will be bigger than mine: The great Mail … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail I'm terrified Anthea Turner's tubers will be bigger than mine: The great Mail…Daily MailMy wife, Alison, a practice nurse, and son, Simon, 22, a manager for the Royal Mail, think I am obsessed. But Simon is already planning how to cook them for … More: continued here
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Melrose Post Office collects 600+ pounds in food drive
The Melrose Post Office collected 603 pounds of food and $20 in cash donations to the Melrose Area Food Shelf Saturday, May 8 in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. More: continued here
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DEQ cites pollution at Portland’s Main Post Office site in the Pearl District
If boom times ever return, the Portland Development Commission envisions the 13-acre site that houses the Main Post Office at 715 N.W. Hoyt St. as prime turf for mixed-use housing and commercial development. But that won’t happen until pollution is cleaned up from the land’s earlier uses as a rail yard and manufactured gas plant,…
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Webber stamps authority in Monaco – National
Webber stamps authority in MonacoNationalThe crowds watch Mark Webber tear round the track on his way to pole position in Monte Carlo yesterday. Mark Thompson / Getty Images MONTE CARLO // Six days …and more » More: continued here
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Hard Candy Cases iPad Bubble Sleeve Review
I don’t know about the rest of the Gadgeteer team, but I feel like it’s raining iPad cases these days. Don’t believe me? Well, it’s a Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm and just a few minutes ago I heard someone walking on my deck and when I went upstairs to see who it was, a Fedex…
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eBay UK: “we want buyers to leave more negs” – TameBay
AuctionBytes Blog (blog) eBay UK: “we want buyers to leave more negs”TameBayWe've been hearing two, apparently related, things from eBay sellers for a week or two now – one, a sudden increase in negative and neutral …Is Juvenile Behavior Becoming the Norm on eBay?AuctionBytes Blog (blog)Seller Applauds eBay's Item Condition RequirementsAuctionBytes Blog (blog)all 3 news…