Stimulus to boost food stamp benefitsDaily Mail – Charleston, WVWest Virginia food stamp recipients are getting a 13.6 percent increase in their monthly allotments beginning this month, officials said. The average household on food stamp rolls in the state had been drawing $204.08 a month. … More: continued here
Zion senior prank pokes fun at schoolChicago Tribune, United States… at Zion-Benton Township High School put a new twist on an abiding tradition that in Chicago-area high schools has seen crickets turned loose in hallways, a rooster left in a toilet and even one suburban school briefly posted for sale on eBay. … More: continued here
Man asks for probation in stolen stamps caseStamford Advocate, CTBy Monica Potts STAMFORD — A Bridgeport man charged with stealing more than $20000 worth of collectible stamps from a Norwalk company asked Thursday that he be granted a special probationary program that would clear his record. … More: continued here
Post Office Delivers Bad NewsWCIV, SCThe agency is now looking for help from the government The post office lost nearly $3 billion last year and is expecting even greater losses this year. A line at the post office used to be a common sight but those lines are getting shorter. … More: continued here
WASHINGTON – The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress yesterday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week. More: continued here
The Money Times Dairy donations to help US milk farmers and poorReutersThe nonfat dry milk will be transferred from USDA's Commodity Credit Corp to its Food and Nutrition Service, which runs public nutrition programs such as food stamps. USDA estimates it will acquire 415 million lbs. of nonfat dry milk and 10 million …AGRICULTURE SECRETARY…
eBay is meeting with a small group of top sellers in Miami this week. Last year, the company announced it was canceling its annual conference, which usually attracted 10,000 attendees, in favor of several small meetings around the country. eBay met with 50 top sellers at Long Beach last month where it pre-announced forthcoming policies….
Patrick Adams is hoping people will part with a few dollars if he’s willing to part with his hair. Adams, a courier at FedEx in Hagerstown, is raising money for St. Mark’s Lutheran Food Bank More: continued here
Yahoo Slips As Analysts Say Microsoft Deal Not ceo's FocusWall Street JournalSandler pointed to a similar rise in the stock of ebay Inc. (EBAY) where investors are hoping for a sale of the struggling Skype assets. "Both of those have had good runs on the back of really horrible fundamentals, largely on the hopes of…
Telegraph.co.uk As The Man Says – Mail OrderUlster Herald, UKThe British government has displayed a great eagerness to pour in thousands of millions of pounds to bail out ailing banks, and the Royal Mail is an equally important utility, although the monies involved are much smaller in scale than the amounts …Royal Mail must stay fully…