KOMO News Not on 'food stamps,' but still stuck with a stigmaKOMO News, WABut Beckett didn't feel good about going on food stamps, so she didn't sign up until she learned she was pregnant: “I was like, 'look, OK, I need help.'” About 374000 Washington households are on the “food stamp” …
Read More »Program Gives Free Cell Phone Airtime (NBC 17 Raleigh)
A new national program is helping thousands of low income families in North Carolina get affordable cell phones. Under the government supported Lifeline Assistance Program, Safelink.com gives users 68 minutes a month, plus voicemail, call-waiting, and caller ID for free. To qualify for the deal, you must participate in state …
Read More »Stamps serve Slices for Smiles – OurSports Central (press release)
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Read More »Camillus Man Stole $400k Food Stamps – The Gouverneur Times
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Read More »Food stamp hurdles keeping some out – United Press International
Food stamp hurdles keeping some outUnited Press InternationalPITTSBURGH, April 27 (UPI) — Tough measures to prevent US food stamp fraud are keeping legitimate prospective recipients out of the program, advocates say. With the US Department of Agriculture food stamp program poised to be boosted by a historic $20 …Food-stamp fraudWaterbury …
Read More »Pocopson post office extends lease to 2016 (Daily Local News)
POCOPSON — Folks in the township want their post office to stay right where it is. More: continued here
Read More »Treasury needs record $361B April-June borrowing (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $361 billion in the current April-June quarter, a record amount for that period. More: continued here
Read More »“Stamp Out Hunger” drive in its 17th year – Cape Coral Daily Breeze
“Stamp Out Hunger” drive in its 17th yearCape Coral Daily Breeze, FLTo schedule a presentation for our community, club or group on how the Postal Service brings the Post Office to your home or office computer, call 239-573-9638. By Anne Murray, Postmaster Ft Myers/Cape Coral More than 350 Fort Myers and …
Read More »EBay sales fall on weak economy – Globe and Mail
Straits Times EBay sales fall on weak economyGlobe and Mail, CanadaAP NEW YORK — EBay Inc.'s earnings and revenue have fallen for the second quarter in a row, hampered by the weak economy. But they beat analysts' expectations. The first-quarter results Wednesday show the San Jose, Calif. …EBay Q1 profit dips …
Read More »EBay Auction Offers Complete Personal DNA Sequencing – Medgadget.com
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