Daily Mail Consulation over post office closures 'a sham'Belfast Telegraph, United KingdomMr Leigh said: “Given the crucial importance to many in the community of a local post office, I am amazed at the attempts to communicate with people. “The consultation period lasted only a few weeks and research showed that just …
Read More »A online Terms of Service watchdog – San Francisco Chronicle
O'Reilly Radar A online Terms of Service watchdogSan Francisco Chronicle, USAThe Electronic Frontier Foundation today launched a new online tool that tracks changes in the Terms of Service agreements of 44 Web sites like Google, eBay, Amazon, Craigslist and Facebook. The foundation's TOSBack.org site automatically checks every …EFF Posts 'Terms …
Read More »Farmer’s Markets May Start Taking Food Stamps (MyNC.com)
Some of the state’s farmer’s markets could begin taking food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Costco in LIC to accept food stamps (Queens Chronicle)
The Costco store located at 32-50 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City has announced it will start accepting food stamps this summer. (photo by Michael O’Kane) More: continued here
Read More »Gary grocer to plead guilty to food stamp fraud – Times
Gary grocer to plead guilty to food stamp fraudTimes, INBy Dan Hinkel A Gary grocer has agreed to pay back $3.8 million to the federal government and plead guilty to food stamp fraud. Mark Prusinski, of Wheatfield, admits in a plea agreement that he gave customers cash for their food stamp …
Read More »USPS Narrows New Hawleyville Post Office Relocation To One Site (Newtown Bee)
“We’re thrilled,” said Dot Dwyer, a longtime resident of Hawleyville and a member of the Save Hawleyville Post Office Committee. More: continued here
Read More »eBay UK Discontinues Skype Buttons in Listings (AuctionBytes)
eBay UK is discontinuing Skype voice and chat buttons in listings as of June 10, 2009, in what the company calls an effort to remove features with limited buyer and seller usage. eBay had been ambivalent about the buttons from the beginning due to concerns over the potential for members …
Read More »U.S. House passes bill to rename Somerville post office for John Wilder (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
The House passed a bill renaming the U.S. Post Office in Somerville, Tenn., for former Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder this afternoon. More: continued here
Read More »Post office offers Quadricentennial stamp cancellation (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
CITY OF NEWBURGH – A commemorative cancellation will be issued in honor of Flotilla Day on Monday at the city post office. More: continued here
Read More »USDA Says 1 in 9 Americans On Food Stamps (The National Sports Review)
Almost one in nine Americans now use food stamps to help purchase groceries as the economic recession continues to push record numbers of people into the federal program according to the USDA . What’s worse is that the heartrending news that 33.2 million people are struggling just to put food …
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