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Read More »ACLU sues over RIâs slow approvals for food stamps (The Westerly Sun)
PROVIDENCE — A Rhode Island civil liberties group accused the state Monday of failing to promptly process food stamp applications, causing some needy residents to go hungry. More: continued here
Read More »eBay blocks Michael Jackson memorial ticket sales (Computer Weekly)
eBay is refusing to allows users to sell their winning lottery tickets to attend Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles today. The online… More: continued here
Read More »FRESHFARM to Double Value of Food Stamps to Break the Yuppie … – Washington City Paper
FRESHFARM to Double Value of Food Stamps to Break the Yuppie …Washington City PaperThe question is particularly relevant in DC, where, according to the Mayor's Office, 105751 residents are food stamp recipients. … More: continued here
Read More »New stamps on traditional houses on Thursday (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR : Pos Malaysia Berhad will issue a special collection of stamps and first-day covers featuring traditional houses in Malaysia on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »The Economy Today: Egg Donors and Food Stamps (Columbia Journalism Review)
Stories about the slow distribution of stimulus funds are a dime a dozen these days, but The Wall Street Journal today reports on one source of federal money that is being quickly infused into the economy: a boost in food-stamp funding. More: continued here
Read More »Car crashes into Idaho post office (KTVB Boise)
RATHDRUM — A car crashed through the Rathdrum Post Office in North Idaho Tuesday morning. The post master tells us it appears an elderly woman accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, and crashed through the building wall. More: continued here
Read More »eBay's Ready to Party Like It's 1999 – Motley Fool
eBay's Ready to Party Like It's 1999Motley FoolThat thud you hear could be eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) fundamentals finally hitting bottom. A pair of brokerage reports are waxing optimistically on the online …Taking Advantage of WeaknessTheStreet.com (subscription)all 2 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Can Expanding Food Stamps Jolt The Economy? (NPR)
Some economists say the additional $20 billion allocated to the federal food stamp program is a smart way to boost spending in a recession — especially with 4.8 million new people getting aid. But critics say a real economic kick start will take lots more money. More: continued here
Read More »Triad leaders to preach ‘aerotropolis’ in Raleigh (Greensboro News & Record)
With its growing airport, FedEx hub and upgraded highway system, the Piedmont Triad has one of the better transportation networks on the East Coast. What it needs now, say local business leaders, is a boost in commerce to knit those parts into an “aerotropolis” — a planned region filled with …
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