RICHMOND — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday asked lawmakers to approve enhanced and extended benefits for jobless Virginians, longer health insurance coverage for laid-off workers and beefed up food stamps benefits, all tied to federal stimulus cash. More: continued here
March 31 (Bloomberg) — EBay.com Inc. , the most-visited U.S. e-commerce Web site, will begin offering a translation service this week for Japanese sellers wanting to list products on its English-language service to encourage cross-border trade. More: continued here
New Summer Wedding Stamps Unveiled at PM Custom Weddings24-7PressRelease.com (press release)PM Custom Weddings today unveiled a new line of Summer Wedding Stamps, featuring elegant and unique summer designs for brides and grooms to choose from as they plan their perfect wedding. MELROSE, MA, March 31, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — PM Custom … More: continued here
Exhibition of rare stamps heldExpress Buzz, IndiaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Any child would know that the British Penny Black was the first stamp of the world. But how many would know that India too had reproduced the stamp with Queen Victoria’s image? This happened on May 6, 1990, the 150th year of the … More: continued here
Likening the nation’s economic condition to the Great Depression, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday proposed a stimulus-backed expansion and extension of unemployment benefits, health insurance and food stamps for out-of-work Virginians. Kaine also said he would sign the recession-revised two-year, $77 billion budget passed last month by the General Assembly, making only a few revisions….
Hertsmere Borough Council ’s print services department processes all internal and external post. A minimum of 200,000 letters leave the busy mailroom every year. More: continued here
The Pelee Island Co-operative, the island’s only grocery store, gas station, post office and hardware store, burned to the ground Monday. “It’s kind of like our only outpost,” island resident Matthew Costello said Monday after seeing the smouldering remains for himself. More: continued here
Taufig Abdalla accused of food stamp traffickingThe Plain Dealer – cleveland.com, OHTaufig Abdalla, 51, of Cleveland and his business were indicted for illegally trafficking food stamps, defrauding the government for $339000. Prosecutors accused Abdalla, who owns Four M. Food Mart at 662 East 140th St. in Cleveland, of trafficking … More: continued here
INDIANAPOLIS – Those living in a swath of 12 north central counties with some of Indiana’s highest unemployment – and the test region for the state’s welfare modernization – lost food stamps and other public benefits as participation in those programs gre More: continued here
Stephen Pino leaves behind a wife and three sons. More: continued here