DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa officials are proposing new rules that would prevent people from using food stamps to pay deposits on water jugs. Officials with the Iowa Department of Human Services say they have asked the federal government to consider the changes. More: continued here
Celebrating The Gift of Life in eBay and Around The WorldPractical Ecommerce (subscription), Grand Junction –56 minutes agoLast week several eBay sellers gathered together to support a very special friend in the eBay community: Terry Meade. Terry, also known as: “TootsieGirls” … More: continued here
Many missing out on benefits of food stampsHillsboro Argus – OregonLive.com, OR –2 hours agoCurrently two out of every three eligible boomers and their parents are not receiving the food stamp assistance they deserve, putting them at risk for … More: continued here
WHMI Fowlerville Residents Unhappy With New Post Office HoursWHMI, MI –10 hours ago8/5/08 – With a new post office set to open later this month, both Fowlerville residents and officials say it’s no good if they can’t use it. … More: continued here
Hell Mail Postal Workers – No Time To Stroke CatsHell Mail, UK –Aug 4, 2008After all, who wants to lose money, but the perception on the outside was that the nation was being held to ransom – a trump card for Royal Mail bosses, … More: continued here
Associated Press – August 5, 2008 1:33 PM ET PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a federal agent is dead after he was shot outside a south Florida post office. More: continued here
Morgan Freeman had surgery Monday evening to repair injuries suffered in a car accident late Sunday near his Mississippi home. The Oscar-winning actor, 71, “has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage but is in good spirits,” his publicist, Donna Lee, said in a statement. More: continued here
Authorities say a federal agent is dead after he was shot outside a south Florida post office. The shooter is on the run. More: continued here
Southeastern Murfreesboro is in the running for a new FedEx Ground distribution hub that would bring hundreds of jobs to the area. More: continued here
RICHLAND–You’ve seen the strange offerings on Ebay. This one is not quite a grilled cheese with the image of Jesus, but someone from Richland was selling a cloud on the auction site. More: continued here