Food Stamp Use Jumps: Hard Times Push People to Seek HelpistockAnalyst.com (press release), ORThe number of people receiving food stamps in the state topped 1.2 million last month. That's a 21 percent increase since the recession began in December 2007, the NC Justice Center said in a news release Wednesday. About …
Read More »More Kansas farmers’ markets accept food stamps (The Kansas City Star)
Vendors at 11 farmers’ markets in Kansas accept food stamps, up from two last year. The 11 markets now take Vision Cards, the Electronic Benefit Transfer method for the Food Assistance Program in Kansas. More: continued here
Read More »South Belfast Post Office ‘best in UK’ (Belfast Telegraph)
Finaghy Post Office in south Belfast was today crowned the best in the UK. More: continued here
Read More »Internet Slays Final 24-Hour Post Office (NBC Chicago)
The very last 24-hour post office window in the country will put up a ‘Closed’ sign for the first time next month. More: continued here
Read More »Maggie Wins by a Squeaker – PR Newswire (press release)
Maggie Wins by a SqueakerPR Newswire (press release), NYby more than 8000 ballots as the favorite Simpsons stamp in an online vote that took place at www.usps.com between April 7 and May 14 . Of the more than 916000 votes cast, Bart came in third, followed by Marge and Lisa. THE …
Read More »South Belfast Post Office 'best in UK' – Belfast Telegraph
South Belfast Post Office'best in UK'Belfast Telegraph, United KingdomSuper, outstanding and exceptional were some of the words used to describe the branch which won the UK Best Post Office 2009 as well as the prize for Most Innovative Branch at an awards ceremony in London. The competition set out to find …
Read More »eBay and FTC push Congress over retail price-fixing (Ars Technica)
We’ve all run into it before—you want to buy a certain widget, only to find that every single retailer seems to carry it for a certain price, with little variation among them. It’s a result of vertical price-fixing, where manufacturers set minimum prices for retailers to sell their products. So …
Read More »Royal Mail hopes posted on derelict warehouse (Reading Evening Post)
Reading’s post could soon come via a derelict warehouse in Whitley. More: continued here
Read More »Belfast post office ‘best in UK’ (u.tv)
Finaghy Post Office in south Belfast has been crowned the best in the UK. More: continued here
Read More »Fesler open, ‘ready to do business’ (The Fairfield Ledger)
At least 10 Iowa car dealers received calls or FedEx letters from General Motors Friday — Fesler Auto Mall received none. It was a good sign for the dealership, which will continue to carry GM’s line of Chevrolet vehicles. More: continued here
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