The Simpsons have got it licked – the TV cartoon family feature on a new set of US stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Pikeville board makes progress on Post Office problem – Wayne-Wilson News Leader
Pikeville board makes progress on Post Office problemWayne-Wilson News Leader, NCThe Town of Pikeville recently received messages from the offices of Congressman Walter Jones and Senator Richard Burr concerning issues with the post office. The main issue is the inability of many Pikeville citizens to receive their home-addressed … More: continued …
Read More »Ex-social worker took bribes for food stamps (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
A former Missouri Department of Social Services employee admitted taking bribes to approve food stamps for unqualified people, prosecutors said Friday. More: continued here
Read More »Bidders battle it out on eBay for Bernard Madoff’s baseball tickets (u.tv)
A furious bidding war has broken out on eBay, the online auction site, over a pair of tickets to next week’s opening home game of the New York Mets baseball team. More: continued here
Read More »Are food stamps taxable? How about unemployment benefits? – Orlando Sentinel
Are food stamps taxable? How about unemployment benefits?Orlando Sentinel, FLBy Harriet Johnson Brackey | South Florida Sun-Sentinel For 2009 only, you can exclude from your income up to $2400 of unemployment benefits, says Bob D. Scharin, senior tax analyst with the tax and accounting business of Thomson Reuters. … More: continued …
Read More »Delivery groups reap online benefit – Financial Times
Delivery groups reap online benefitFinancial Times, UKHome Delivery Network , the UK’s biggest consumer parcel delivery company after Royal Mail, forecast growth of 23.5 per cent over the next four years as more goods – from bottles of wine to rabbit hutches – are sent directly to shoppers’ homes. More: continued …
Read More »County considers buying old Wailuku Post Office (The Maui News)
WAILUKU – The county is considering buying the old Wailuku Post Office for $1.5 million and converting the building into new office space. More: continued here
Read More »Report: Ethanol raises cost of food stamps, nutrition programs (Black Hills Pioneer)
WASHINGTON (AP) –The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressional report says. More: continued here
Read More »Madoff’s Mets tickets hit $1,925 on eBay (Fox Sports)
Bernard Madoff is still making a market – at least his Citi Field seats are. The two tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $1,925 by noon EDT Friday on eBay Seats 5-6 in the eighth row in section 11, …
Read More »Post Office sorry as cash runs out (u.tv)
The Post Office has apologised to customers who were unable to get their benefits paid after branches across Northern Ireland ran out of money. More: continued here
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