Commissioners threaten to ignore new food stamp eligibility rulesThe Review, OHBy TOM GIAMBRONI/tgiambroni@reviewonline.com LISBON – A furor erupted last week over a jobless woman from southeastern Ohio receiving food stamps despite having a paid-off $311000 home, $80000 in savings and a Mercedes. As incredible as it may sound, … More: continued here
Collectors of tiny pieces of history stick together to hold …Naples Daily News, FLAlice Lopresti can remember the first ones she collected at the age of 12; the vividly colored stamps adorned letters from a pen pal in Ceylon, now the country of Sri Lanka. “They were pretty and if they were on her letters, I’d…
Naples Daily News Naples Stamp ShowNaples Daily News, FLSeven-year-old Lindsay Coulter, of Milwaukee, picks out a stamp pin from Naples resident Meta Brylle at the Naples Stamp Show at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida on Sunday, March 22, 2009, in Naples. The annual gathering, sponsored by the Collier … More: continued here
Stargazing | Holly Madison's 'Dancing' edge; Ellen DeGeneres' new …Kansas City Star, MOWeb site eBay claims to have the inside scoop on who has the winning edge, according to which celebrity’s products are selling best. “Holly Madison-related products have seen an increase in sales by 129 percent,” says Karen Bard, eBay pop culture … More: continued…
Take e-way and get your stamp paperTimes of India, IndiaWhat was being pursued over the last three years – ‘e-stamping’ – will finally come into effect all over the state after the election with the stamps and registration department stopping issuance/sale of stamp papers through banks. … More: continued here
eBay Find of the Day: The coolest two-cylinder Suzuki microtruck …Autoblog, CAby Jonathon Ramsey on Mar 22nd 2009 at 6:33PM You're too late to buy it, but it's never too late to find out about these things. The Suzuki Sambar was the first kei truck in Japan. It could also be the first kei truck to…
Developer denies big store will destroy town’s characterWalesOnline, United KingdomMark McNamee’s company Cityheart Wales wants to attract a large department store like Debenhams to Aberystwyth by demolishing existing shops and houses adjacent to a former Royal Mail sorting office and redeveloping the site. … More: continued here
Skype Targets Businesses to Ring Up New RevenueWall Street JournalBy GEOFFREY A. FOWLER EBay Inc.'s Skype Internet phone unit, on the hunt for new sources of revenue, is making a push into the corporate market. On Monday, Skype plans to announce a version of its Internet calling software that connects to corporate … More: continued…
Feds want online auction for surplus, seized goodsCTV.ca, CanadaOTTAWA — Move over, eBay — the federal government wants a piece of the online auction pie. Public Works officials are developing a real-time auction website after an internal study showed it could dramatically increase revenues for the sale of … More: continued here
Understanding Our Blind SpotsWall Street JournalWhat if there was a service like eBay Inc. that provided a price-discovery mechanism for these mortgage pools? An electronic market for mortgages or mortgage-backed securities — something that's easy to use and that allows users to value these … More: continued here