More families applying for food stampsTroy Record, NYBy Emily Donohue BALLSTON SPA — In January, 5514 individuals or families in Saratoga County applied for food stamps, a 21 percent increase from January 2008 when the county saw 4562 families or individuals applying for food stamps. … More: continued here
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Scrapbooking: Will recession stamp out crafting?Salt Lake Tribune, United StatesCloser to home, sales are down 10 percent at Bluffdale-based Stampin' Up!, causing the decorative stamp business to announce major layoffs this month — a first at the 20-year-old company. "Making this decision is one of the most difficult things I've … …
Read More »Protestors demand easier access to food stamps – Providence Journal
Protestors demand easier access to food stampsProvidence Journal, RIBy Felice J. Freyer PROVIDENCE — Just over a dozen protesters, beating a drum and shaking a maraca, marched to a state human services office on Broad Street Saturday to demand easier access to food stamps. The protesters, from the George Wiley Center, …
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Found on EBay — Florentine Gardens, Earl Carroll'sLos Angeles Times, CAIf you are under 13 years of age you may read this message board, but you may not participate. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until they've been approved. Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in …
Read More »Many suburbs switching to eBay from city aucitons – Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Daily Herald Many suburbs switching to eBay from city aucitonsChicago Daily Herald, ILEven the state treasurer has an eBay store, offering unclaimed property at bargain prices. Most local governments say they are not using sites to make money but are instead looking to save money and unload goods quickly. Selling …
Read More »‘Quack! Quack!’ – Courier Herald
Courier Herald ‘Quack! Quack!’Courier Herald, GAsubmitted by 8-year-old Lydia Akin in Conyers Junior Duck Stamps are sold by the US Postal Service and Amplex Corporation consignees for $5 per stamp. Proceeds from the sale of Junior Duck Stamps support conservation education, and provide awards and … More: continued here
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The Greater Memphis economy took a hit Friday when FedEx cut 500 workers as part of a previously announced plan to slash costs because of the global recession. More: continued here
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Read More »FedEx cuts 1,000 jobs — half of them are in Memphis (The Tennessean)
MEMPHIS — FedEx laid off 1,000 workers on Friday, about half of them in its home base of Memphis, as part of a previously announced plan to slash costs due to the global recession. More: continued here
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