In the midst of the troubled economy, many people are turning to programs that will help feed their families—and those programs are now centered in controversy. More: continued here
Read More »Bill Would Impose New Restrictions For Food Stamps – NBC4i.com
NBC4i.com Bill Would Impose New Restrictions For Food StampsNBC4i.com, OHThere’s also controversy for families in hunger and their use of food stamps. “I was surprised, you could say shocked. Most of my constituents have never had $81000 in savings,“ said Sen. Bob Shuler, of Sycamore Township. Shuler from Warren County said …
Read More »eBay CEO John Donahoe Elected to Intel Board of Directors (AuctionBytes)
eBay CEO John Donahoe has been elected to the Board of Directors of Intel Corporation. The Board elected Donahoe and Frank Yeary, Vice Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley, as Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo, retires from the board. More: continued here
Read More »Hagerstown man sentenced in $319K food stamp plot – Examiner.com
Hagerstown man sentenced in $319K food stamp plotExaminer.comMar 20, 2009 3:05 PM (1 mins ago) AP BALTIMORE (Map, News) – A federal judge has sentenced a Hagerstown man to 18 months in prison for trading cash for food stamps and defrauding the government of more than $300000. Federal prosecutors say …
Read More »Post office offering early out, cutting managers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Battered by the economy, the post office is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing offices, the agency said Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Some White Township residents say closing Buttzville post office will end an era (The Express-Times)
A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says township residents have five alternatives within five miles of the current post office. More: continued here
Read More »Malaysia to issue stamps featuring wedding attire (People’s Daily)
Malaysia will issue special stamps and first-day covers featuring traditional wedding attire on Monday, its post services company Pos Malaysia said here on Friday. The stamp, which is the company’s third collection this year, is aimed at giving members of the public the opportunity to know the Malaysian arts and …
Read More »Love letters from Prince Charles to Janet Jenkins sold for £20000 on eBay (Daily Telegraph)
A series of previously unseen love letters by Prince Charles to one of his first girlfriends has sold for more than £20000 on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »First Class Stamp Prices Will Increase in May – KFDX
KFDX First Class Stamp Prices Will Increase in MayKFDX, TXBut to continue doing this, the US Postal Service says it needs more money; money that will come from an increased cost of a first class stamp. "Just like any other business or residential person goes through… post office goes through also. …
Read More »eBay Launches New Tools for Affiliates (AuctionBytes)
The eBay Partner Network affiliate program will release new features on March 24, 2009. In addition to a new security requirement and enhanced RSS feed generation, eBay is giving access to Product Data Feeds to pre-approved members. More: continued here
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