Food stamp usageWatauga Democrat, NCBy Scott Nicholson With unemployment rising and the economy still sluggish, the Watauga County Department of Social Services is handling record numbers of food-stamp applications. DSS director Jim Atkinson said when he took the position in 1997, … More: continued here
Car strikes post officeStow Sentry, OhioA car driven by a Stow woman struck the Stow Post Office on Darrow Road this morning, causing an undetermined amount of damage to the entranceway. The driver told the Stow Sentry that her accelerator stuck. No injuries were reported and the car was … More: continued here
BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Car, Pedestrian Hit Near Queensgate Post OfficeWKRC TV Cincinnati, OHPolice are looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-skip accident this morning near the Queensgate post office. It happened on Dalton Avenue about 7:15 am A pedestrian and a car were apparently hit by a vehicle which then sped off. … More: continued…
Ohioans On Food Stamps Getting More This MonthWLWT, OHCOLUMBUS — State officials say Ohio's growing number of food stamp recipients will receive more benefits starting this month, courtesy of the federal economic stimulus bill. The roughly 14 percent increase is worth around $25 extra per month for the … More: continued here
MSP calls for talks on postbus serviceJohn O’Groat Journal, UKLOCAL MSP Jamie Stone has written to Royal Mail's chief executive Adam Crozier formally requesting that the company meets with the Highland Council to discuss how the postbus service in the Far North can be saved. In his letter to Mr Crozier the Lib …MSP proposes new…
Auctionbytes ebay Expands Tagging with Phase 2 of Custom Item SpecificsAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner On Thursday, ebay told developers it would release the second phase of Custom Item Specifics as it begins the process of migrating most ID-based attributes over to the new custom Item Specifics system. ebay launched Custom Item Specifics … More: continued here
Design a stamp for our contestYork Daily Record, PABy JESS KROUT More mobile than a traveling exhibit, a postage stamp is a piece of art that really gets around. The United States Postal Service has used stamps to honor American greats, such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe; to depict flowers, … More: continued here
Post office shuts down AZ processing centerKOLD-TV, AZA spokesperson for the post office says the closings are not directly related to the recession. The mail processing centers to be closed are among five of the original 55 centers opened in 1990. The centers were opened to handle mail that could not be … More: continued here
Food stamp allotments to increaseNorthern Virginia Daily, VABy Sally Voth — svoth@nvdaily.com WOODSTOCK — The Shenandoah County Department of Social Services has seen the number of clients it helps through food stamps increase by one-third in the past six months. And, that's mainly due to layoffs and … More: continued here
Tutorial released for Apple logo LCD modArs Technica, MAThe hacker is selling the LCDs on eBay for $200 a pop, but it seems likely that any USB LCD with Mac drivers could work. Additionally, he also uses an Apple logo from an older Apple portable (think iBook or PowerBook), as those were clearer than the …Want…