Santa Clara County families piling into social services officesSan Jose Mercury News, USAApplications for food stamps increased 60 percent between September and January, Social Services Agency Director Will Lightbourne told county supervisors Tuesday. Those seeking cash assistance through the CalWORKs program — which requires parents to … More: continued here
Internet sales tax may be put on the tableSmartBrief, DCPolitical experts disagree on the likelihood of whether the measure can actually pass, as Internet sales giants Amazon and eBay lobby to protect the interests of the small businesses that use their services. BusinessWeek (04/20)Amazon and eBay may become tax collectorsDaily FinanceIf Online Sales Add State Tax,…
Post Office No. 10: Northwest Station, 20015Washington City Paper, DC“This is a good post office,” a taciturn man with a Eastern European accent informed me outside of 20015. I had peppered this possibly-Russian fellow with numerous questions about Northwest Station, but, perhaps because of KGB training, gulag trauma, … More: continued here
ABC News eBay frenzy sends Susan Boyle's CDs soaringMetro, UKRare CDs featuring Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle have sparked a bidding frenzy on eBay, with people willing to pay more than £1000 for one. Just 1000 copies of Sounds Of West Lothian, featuring the 48-year-old's version of Cry Me A River, …Video: Susan Boyle's Young…
Where has the post office trash can gone?Visalia Times-Delta, CAOn top of that, I am totally at a loss to understand why the US Post Office will not put out a second trash can beside the writing table in the post office box section of the town center branch in downtown Visalia. I do not know…
New Hampshire Changes Eligibility Requirements For Food Stamp ProgrameMaxHealth.com, NCThe New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Family Assistance (DFA) announces a change in eligibility for the Food Stamp Program (FSP). The change will allow an increase in access to the FSP to those who previously may … More: continued here
Weather doesn't delay post office's progressPort Huron Times Herald, MIThe post office is moving from its downtown Port Huron spot at 1300 Military St. to 32nd Street in Port Huron Township. At the site, the foundation is laid and there now is a shell of a building with some steel walls covered and others still exposed….
Letten: Woman pleads in food stamp caseWXVT, MSAP – April 22, 2009 5:44 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – US Attorney Jim Letten said a former state Department of Social Services employee accused of obtaining disaster food stamps for friends and family members who didn't qualify for them has pleaded guilty …Thibodaux woman guilty of disaster…
Workers promise mail axe fightShropshire Star, UKAngry staff at Ellesmere's Royal Mail delivery office have vowed to fight plans to close the centre. The pledge came at a meeting with Communications Workers Union representative Pete Kelly yesterday where members at the Ellesmere office said they … More: continued here
Contract post office closingCatskill Daily Mail, NYBy Hilary Hawke Beginning at noon Thursday, residents served by the Route 22 CPU can pick up their mail at the East Durham Post Office at 2355 Route 145, East Durham. All former CPU package pickups and mail held will be handled there. … More: continued here