Disaster food stamp distribution sites opening locallyDaily Comet, LA –29 minutes agoThe Larose-Cut Off Junior High School, at 13356 West Main St. in Larose, opened at 1 pm Tuesday as Lafourche Parish’s lone distribution site for food stamps… More: continued here
Read More »Top Czech stamp collector presents a book with his treasures (Radio Prague)
“The Rarest Czechoslovak Postage Stamps in the Collection of Ludvík Pytlíček” is the name of a new book which presents arguably the greatest collection of Czechoslovak stamps, compiled by the renowned Czech philatelist Mr Pytlíček. The volume, launched in Prague on Wednesday, also includes the most precious Czechoslovak postage stamp …
Read More »Thousands in La. sign up for Gustav food stamps (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Associated Press – September 9, 2008 4:24 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Thousands of applicants for emergency food stamps are overwhelming the registration facilities set up to administer the… More: continued here
Read More »Pot Found in FedEx Package; No Suspects Yet (The Lakeland Ledger)
The person expecting FedEx to deliver a package with 7.8 pounds of marijuana may claim that package at the Lake Wales Police Department.An employee of the FedEx office in Lake Wales contacted police Friday to report a suspicious package. More: continued here
Read More »Q&A: eBay Shops for Social Change With WorldofGood.com – Brandweek Magazine
Q&A: eBay Shops for Social Change With WorldofGood.comBrandweek Magazine, NY –2 minutes agoThe Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) market is a $209 billion industry, and eBay—long known as a broker for consumers recycling unwanted … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx raises fiscal 1Q outlook on lower fuel costs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it expects its fiscal first-quarter results will exceed expectations, but it affirmed its fiscal 2009 outlook and cut its capital spending plan. More: continued here
Read More »Man Stole Dana Items, Sold Them On eBay (Indiana’s NewsCenter)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) – A man who retired five years ago from auto parts maker Dana Corporation is accused of filling a pole barn with stolen Dana products and selling them on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Launches Marketplace for ‘Socially Responsible Shopping’ (AuctionBytes)
eBay announced an ecommerce marketplace called WorldofGood.com by eBay for “socially responsible shopping.” WorldofGood.com products, producers and sellers are verified by various third parties called Trust Providers, such as TransFair USA (Fair Trade Certified), Co-op America and Aid to Artisans. More: continued here
Read More »Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises (Centre Daily Times)
Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today’s interview is with senior analyst Sean P. Smith, who discusses Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival Cruises (NYSE: CCL; CUK). More: continued here
Read More »Post office to make changes reducing amount of noise (Downers Grove Reporter Progress)
The Downers Grove Post Office paid about $5,000 in materials intended to muffle the noise created from trucks making deliveries, which for months has disrupted the residents of Acadia on the Green. More: continued here
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