Stimulus gives more food stamp fundingWatertownDailyTimes.com, NYBy TOM WANAMAKER ALBANY — Funding from the federal stimulus package includes $400 million in additional food stamp aid for eligible upstate New Yorkers. Upstate food stamp recipients will see an increase of 13.6 percent in their monthly benefit. … More: continued here
Read More »Texas overwhelmed by food stamp, Medicaid applications – Austin American-Statesman
Texas overwhelmed by food stamp, Medicaid applicationsAustin American-Statesman, TXBy Corrie MacLaggan | Thursday, April 9, 2009, 08:38 AM Overwhelmed by an increase in applications for food stamps and Medicaid, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has postponed plans to expand use of a new computer enrollment system, … More: continued …
Read More »Tim Tebow and EBay are not friends – Swamp Things
Tim Tebow and EBay are not friendsSwamp Things, FL“I wish we could just get all the EBay guys out, that would be great," Tebow said. "Then we’d sign for every kid. I say that pretty seriously though. We’d love to sign for every kid. Then it would be on Ebay.” Tebow …
Read More »EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Internet Cos Hope To Hold Steady In 1Q – Wall Street Journal
EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Internet Cos Hope To Hold Steady In 1QWall Street JournalMeanwhile, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is looking to profit from a shift in consumer spending habits to Internet shopping sites, while eBay Inc. (EBAY) is hoping to better develop its online identity. Wall Street Expectations: Analysts … …
Read More »Strictly legit: Madoff’s Mets tickets on sale on eBay (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
NEW YORK (AP) – For $810, you can put yourself in Bernard Madoff’s place – his Citi Field seats, that is. The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities put a pair of tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener on sale on eBay on Wednesday. As of …
Read More »Dispute with landlord delays Visalia post office repairs (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
It could be another month before customers can buy stamps at the main Visalia post office on Beech Avenue. More: continued here
Read More »US Post Office needs your vote for new Simpsons stamps (WTOC 11 Savannah)
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are asking for your votes. The Post Office wants folks to decide their favorite among the five new stamps honoring the Simpsons. www.usps.com/simpsons More: continued here
Read More »Brussels clears aid to Royal Mail – Financial Times
Brussels clears aid to Royal MailFinancial Times, UKBy Nikki Tait Government support for Royal Mail, totalling £2.65bn, was yesterday approved by Brussels under European Union state aid rules after a two-year probe triggered by complaints from rivals. The European Commission said that three loan …Brussels in row over port state aid …
Read More »Savitri and Pingali on postal stamps? (IndiaGlitz)
That seems to be the most likely happening very soon. There is news that the Central government had been looking at honoring the legends of the Telugu land – Mahanati Savitri and Pingali Venkayya – the designer of the National Flag. More: continued here
Read More »Stalemate: FedEx squares off against gun advocates (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
The National Rifle Association and gun advocates found an adversary they couldn’t roll over at the Tennessee legislature Wednesday — FedEx Corp. and business groups. More: continued here
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